Maine § 21-A §904 Violations and penalties

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §904 — Violations and penalties

Maine § 21-A §904

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 21-A §904 (2026).

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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

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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.