§ 7-9-103 - Signing of petition -- Penalty for falsification. - Arkansas Statutes

7-9-103. Signing of petition -- Penalty for falsification.

(a) (1) Any person who is a qualified elector of the State of Arkansas may sign an initiative or referendum petition in his or her own proper handwriting, and not otherwise, to order an initiative or referendum vote upon a proposed measure or referred act.

(2) Any person who is an elector of any municipality of this state may sign any petition for the referendum of any ordinance passed by the council of the municipality.

(b) A person shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person:

(1) Signs any name other than his or her own to any petition;

(2) Knowingly signs his or her name more than once to any petition;

(3) Knowingly signs a petition when he or she is not legally entitled to sign it;

(4) Knowingly and falsely misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing anyone to sign a petition;

(5) Acting in the capacity of canvasser, knowingly makes a false statement on a petition verification form; or

(6) Acting in the capacity of a notary, knowingly fails to witness a canvasser's affidavit either by witnessing the signing of the instrument and personally knowing the signer or by being presented with proof of identify of the signer.