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5-55-601. Petition fraud.
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5-55-601. Petition fraud.
(a) As used in this section, “petition” means a petition under § 3-8-201 et seq., § 3-8-801 et seq., or § 7-9-101 et seq.
(b) A person commits the offense of petition fraud:
(1) If the person knowingly:
(A) Signs a name other than his or her name to a petition;
(B) Signs his or her name more than one (1) time to a petition; or
(C) Signs a petition when he or she is not legally entitled to sign the petition;
(2) If the person acting as a canvasser, notary, sponsor as defined under § 7-9-101, or agent of a sponsor:
(A) Signs a name other than his or her own to a petition;
(B) Prints a name, address, or birth date other than his or her own to a petition unless the signor requires assistance due to disability and the person complies with § 7-9-103;
(C) Solicits or obtains a signature to a petition knowing that the person signing is not qualified to sign the petition;
(D) Knowingly pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for signing a petition as a petitioner;
(E) Accepts or pays money or anything of value for obtaining signatures on a petition when the person acting as a canvasser, sponsor, or agent of a sponsor knows that the person acting as a canvasser's name or address is not included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601; or
(F) Knowingly misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to sign a petition;
(3) If the person acting as a canvasser knowingly makes a false statement on a petition verification form;
(4) If the person acting as a notary knowingly fails to witness a canvasser's affidavit by witnessing the signing of the instrument in person and either personally knowing the signor or by being pres
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-55-601
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5-55-601. Petition fraud.
(a) As used in this section, “petition” means a petition under § 3-8-201 et seq., § 3-8-801 et seq., or § 7-9-101 et seq.
(b) A person commits the offense of petition fraud:
(1) If the person knowingly:
(A) Signs a name other than his or her name to a petition;
(B) Signs his or her name more than one (1) time to a petition; or
(C) Signs a petition when he or she is not legally entitled to sign the petition;
(2) If the person acting as a canvasser, notary, sponsor as defined under § 7-9-101, or agent of a sponsor:
(A) Signs a name other than his or her own to a petition;
(B) Prints a name, address, or birth date other than his or her own to a petition unless the signor requires assistance due to disability and the person complies with § 7-9-103;
(C) Solicits or obtains a signature to a petition knowing that the person signing is not qualified to sign the petition;
(D) Knowingly pays a person any form of compensation in exchange for signing a petition as a petitioner;
(E) Accepts or pays money or anything of value for obtaining signatures on a petition when the person acting as a canvasser, sponsor, or agent of a sponsor knows that the person acting as a canvasser's name or address is not included on the sponsor's list filed with the Secretary of State under § 7-9-601; or
(F) Knowingly misrepresents the purpose and effect of the petition or the measure affected for the purpose of causing a person to sign a petition;
(3) If the person acting as a canvasser knowingly makes a false statement on a petition verification form;
(4) If the person acting as a notary knowingly fails to witness a canvasser's affidavit by witnessing the signing of the instrument in person and either personally knowing the signor or by being presented with proof of the identity of the signer; or
(5) If the person acting as a sponsor files a petition or a part of a petition with the official charged with verifying the signatures knowing that the petition or part of the petition contains one (1) or more false or fraudulent signatures unless each false or fraudulent signature is clearly stricken by the sponsor before filing.
(c) Petition fraud is a Class D felony.
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3-8-201. Definition.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “intoxicating liquor” includes any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-8-201
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3-8-801. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Canvasser” means a person who circulates a local option election petition or a part or parts of a local option election petition to obtain the signatures of petitioners thereto;
(2) “Intoxicating liquor” means any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight;
(3) “Paid canvasser” means a person who is paid or with whom there is an agreement to pay money or anything of value before or after a signature on a local option election petition is solicited in exchange for soliciting or obtaining a signature on a petition;
(4) “Petition part” means a petition signature sheet containing the information required under this subchapter;
(5) “Petitioner” means a person who signs a petition requesting a local option election;
(6) “Registered voter” means a person who is registered at the time of signing the petition pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51; and
(7) “Sponsor” means a person who arranges for the circulation of a local option election petition or who files a local option election petition with the official charged with verifying the signatures.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-8-801
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7-9-101. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Act” means an act having general application throughout the state, whether originating in the General Assembly or proposed by the people;
(2) “Amendment” means an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that is proposed by the people;
(3) “Canvasser” means a person who circulates an initiative or referendum petition or a part or parts of an initiative or referendum petition to obtain the signatures of petitioners thereto;
(4) “Election” means a regular general election at which state and county officers are elected for regular terms;
(5) “Measure” means an amendment, an act, or an ordinance;
(6) “Ordinance” means an ordinance of a municipality or county, whether originating in the legislative body of the municipality or county or proposed by the people;
(7) “Petition part” means a petition signature sheet containing the information required under § 7-9-104 or § 7-9-105;
(8) “Petitioner” means a person who signs an initiative or referendum petition ordering a vote on a measure;
(9) “Registered voter” means a person who is registered at the time of signing the petition pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51; and
(10) “Sponsor” means a person who arranges for the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition or who files an initiative or referendum petition with the official charged with verifying the signatures.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-101
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7-9-103. Signing of petition — Penalty for falsification — Notice of suspected forgery.
(a)(1)(A) A person who is a registered voter of this state may sign his or her own name and print his or her own name, address, birth date, and the date of signing on 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 amendment or a proposed or referred act.
(B) If a person signing a petition under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section requires assistance due to disability, another person:
(i) May print the name, address, birth date, and the date of signing; and
(ii) Shall sign and print his or her name in the margin of the petition.
(2)(A) A person who is a registered voter of a municipality or county of this state may sign his or her own name and print his or her own name, address, birth date, and the date of signing on 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 or referred ordinance.
(B) If a person signing a petition under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section requires assistance due to disability, another person:
(i) May print the name, address, birth date, and the date of signing; and
(ii) Shall sign and print his or her name in the margin of the petition.
(3) A person who is under eighteen (18) years of age shall not act as a canvasser.
(4) A person shall not act as a paid canvasser on a statewide initiative or referendum petition if the sponsor has not provided the information required under § 7-9-601 to the Secretary of State before the person solicits signatures on a petition.
(b) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly:
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 7-9-103
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 7-9-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.