US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  34
                                  ELECTIONS
                                  CHAPTER 17
                               RECALL ELECTIONS
    34-1714.  PROHIBITED ACTS -- PENALTIES. (1) A person is guilty of a
felony, who:
    (a)  Signs any name other than his own to any recall petition;
    (b)  Knowingly signs his name more than once on the same recall petition;
    (c)  Knowingly signs his name to any recall petition for the recall of any
    state, county or city officer if he is not a registered elector;
    (d)  Wilfully or knowingly circulates, publishes or exhibits any false
    statement or representation concerning the contents, purport or effect of
    any recall petition for the purpose of obtaining any signature to any such
    petition, or for the purpose of persuading any person to sign any such
    recall petition;
    (e)  Presents to any officer for filing any recall petition to which is
    attached, appended or subscribed any signature which the person so filing
    such petition knows to be false or fraudulent, or not the genuine
    signature of the person purporting to sign such petition, or whose name is
    attached, appended or subscribed thereto;
    (f)  Circulates or causes to circulate any recall petition, knowing the
    same to contain false, forged or fictitious names;
    (g)  Makes any false affidavit concerning any recall petition or the
    signatures appended thereto;
    (h)  Offers, proposes or threatens for any pecuniary reward or
    consideration:
    (i)  To offer, propose, threaten or attempt to sell, hinder or delay any
    recall petition or any part thereof or any signatures thereon;
         (ii)  To offer, propose or threaten to desist from beginning,
         promoting or circulating any recall petition;
         (iii)  To offer, propose, attempt or threaten in any manner or form
         to use any recall petition or any power of promotion or opposition in
         any manner or form for extortion, blackmail or secret or private
         intimidation of any person or business interest.
    (2)  A public officer is guilty of a felony, who:
(a)  Knowingly makes any false return, certification or affidavit concerning
    any recall petition, or the signatures appended thereto.