§ 5.11. Offenses.  


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  • It is unlawful for a person to:
    (a) sign a name other than one's own to an initiative or referendum petition;
    (b) circulate an initiative or referendum petition not in its entirety;
    (c) circulate an initiative or referendum petition when unqualified to do so; or
    (d) pay or offer to pay a person, or receive payment or agree to receive payment, on a basis related to the number of signatures obtained for circulating an initiative or referendum petition. This paragraph does not prohibit the payment of salary and expenses for circulation of the petition on a basis not related to the number of signatures obtained.
    A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with state law.