Establishing protections for citizens participating in the initiative and referendum process.
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
Summary
The bill makes it a gross misdemeanor to offer or accept money, gifts, or other consideration for signing or not signing initiative and referendum petitions, to base compensation on the number of signatures collected, or to threaten or intimidate voters. It also criminalizes protesting petition collectors within 25 feet and handling foreign money for signature‑gathering, with repeat offenders facing a class‑C felony. A new provision makes it a class‑C felony to receive a signed petition with intent to destroy, alter, or misdeliver it.
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