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2021 Utah Code
Title 20A - Election Code
Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters
Part 6 - Local Referenda - Procedures
Section 612 - Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 20A-7-612 (2021)
Effective 5/14/2019
20A-7-612. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
Amended by Chapter 203, 2019 General Session
20A-7-612. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
- (1) It is unlawful for an individual to:
- (a) sign any name other than the individual's own name to any referendum petition;
- (b) sign a referendum knowing that the individual is not a legal voter;
- (c) in connection with circulating a referendum petition, represent that a document is an official government document if the individual knows or has reason to know that the document is not an official government document; or
- (d) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
- (2) It is unlawful for an individual to sign the verification for a referendum packet knowing that:
- (a) the individual does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
- (b) the individual has not witnessed the signatures of the individuals whose names appear in the referendum packet; or
- (c) one or more individuals whose signatures appear in the referendum packet:
- (i) is either:
- (A) not registered to vote in Utah; or
- (B) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah; or
- (ii) appears next to an inaccurate date of signature.
- (i) is either:
- (3) An individual who violates this part is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
- (4) The county attorney or municipal attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.
Amended by Chapter 203, 2019 General Session
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