34-1814. WHO MAY SIGN PETITION — EFFECT OF WRONGFUL SIGNING — PENALTY FOR WRONGFUL SIGNING. Every person who is a qualified elector of the state of Idaho may sign a petition for the referendum or for the initiative for any measure which he is legally entitled to vote upon. Any person signing any name other than his own to any petition, or knowingly signing his name more than once for the same measure at one election, or who is not at the time of signing the same a legal voter of this state, or any officer or person wilfully violating any provision of this statute, shall, upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court before which such conviction shall be had. Any such wrongful signatures are null and void and shall not be counted as a qualified signature. Any person circulating a petition, who knows, or who in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that a signature is forged and who shall thereafter fail to strike through and thereby void such signature, and any person in a position of supervision of such person who suffers or permits a forged signature to remain on a petition shall pay a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such signature.
History:
[34-1814, added 1933, ch. 210, sec. 14, p. 431; am. 1997, ch. 266, sec. 8, p. 762.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 18 - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ELECTIONS
Section 34-1801 - STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.
Section 34-1801B - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES FOR CITIES.
Section 34-1801C - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES FOR COUNTIES.
Section 34-1803B - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS — REMOVAL OF SIGNATURES.
Section 34-1805 - SPONSORS TO PRINT PETITION — NUMBER OF SIGNERS REQUIRED.
Section 34-1808 - FILING OF PETITION — MANDATE — INJUNCTION.
Section 34-1810 - PRINTING AND DESIGNATION OF BALLOT TITLES ON OFFICIAL BALLOTS.
Section 34-1811 - MANNER OF VOTING — PROCEDURE WHEN CONFLICTING MEASURES APPROVED.
Section 34-1812 - FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Section 34-1812A - ARGUMENTS CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM MEASURES.
Section 34-1812B - SUBMISSION OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS.
Section 34-1812C - VOTERS’ PAMPHLET.
Section 34-1813 - COUNTING, CANVASSING AND RETURN OF VOTES — EFFECTIVE DATES.
Section 34-1814 - WHO MAY SIGN PETITION — EFFECT OF WRONGFUL SIGNING — PENALTY FOR WRONGFUL SIGNING.
Section 34-1816 - FILING PETITION WITH FALSE SIGNATURES UNLAWFUL.
Section 34-1817 - CIRCULATING PETITION WITH FALSE, FORGED OR FICTITIOUS NAMES UNLAWFUL.
Section 34-1818 - FALSE AFFIDAVIT BY ANY PERSON UNLAWFUL.
Section 34-1819 - FALSE RETURN, CERTIFICATION OR AFFIDAVIT BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL UNLAWFUL.
Section 34-1820 - SIGNING MORE THAN ONCE OR WHEN NOT QUALIFIED UNLAWFUL.
Section 34-1821 - FELONIOUS ACTS ENUMERATED.