1-13-205. County clerk and recorder signing wrongful registration
Statute
Every county clerk and recorder who willfully signs his name on the registration record opposite the name of any person knowing that said person is not legally entitled to be registered pursuant to the provisions of section 1-2-101 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 431, § 1, effective January 1, 1981.L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 638, § 79, effective May 1.
Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 1-13-115 as it existed prior to 1980.
- Cross-References:
- Election Offenses & Judicial Proceedings
- Offenses & Penalties
- Registration Requirements
- Voter Registration
1. Definition for Person
Any natural person, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, political party, or other organization or group of persons. Section 2(11) of article XXVIII of the state constitution.
2. Definition for Section
A bound compilation of initiative forms approved by the secretary of state, which shall include pages that contain the warning required by section 1-40-110 (1), the ballot title, the abstract required by section 1-40-110 (3), and a copy of the proposed measure; succeeding pages that contain the warning, the ballot title, and ruled lines numbered consecutively for registered electors’ signatures; and a final page that contains the affidavit required by section 1-40-111 (2). Each section shall be consecutively prenumbered by the petitioner prior to circulation.