§ 168.482aPaid signature gatherer; affidavit; invalidity of signatures

Sec. 482a.


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    (1) If an individual who circulates a petition under section 482 is a paid signature gatherer,
 then that individual must, before circulating any petition, file a signed affidavit with the
 secretary of state that indicates he or she is a paid signature gatherer.
    (2) Any signature obtained on a petition under section 482 by an individual who has not
 filed the required affidavit under subsection (1) is invalid and must not be counted.
    (3) If the circulator of a petition under section 482 provides or uses a false address or
 provides any fraudulent information on the certificate of circulator, any signature obtained by
 that circulator on that petition is invalid and must not be counted.
    (4) If a petition under section 482 is circulated and the petition does not meet all of the
 requirements under section 482, any signature obtained on that petition is invalid and must not
 be counted.
    (5) Any signature obtained on a petition under section 482 that was not signed in the
 circulator's presence is invalid and must not be counted.