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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person commits a Class E crime if that person:
1. False swearing; signature. Circulates an initiative or referendum petition and swears that a signature is that of a person whose name it purports to be when the circulator knows that the signature is not that of the person;
2. False acknowledgement of oath. Is authorized by law to administer oaths and willfully and falsely acknowledges the oath of a circulator of an initiative or referendum petition when that oath was not made in the presence of that person;
3. False signature. Knowingly signs an initiative or referendum petition with a name other than the person's own name;
4. Duplicate signature. Knowingly signs the person's name more than once on initiative or referendum petitions for the same measure;
5. False swearing; signature made in circulator's presence. Circulates an initiative or referendum petition and willfully swears that a signature to the petition was made in the circulator's presence when it was not; or
6. Failure to truthfully execute and file circulator affidavit. Knowingly fails to truthfully execute and timely file a circulator affidavit under section 903-A, subsection 4.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A. Elections § 904. Violations and penalties - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-21-a-elections/me-rev-st-tit-21-a-sect-904/
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