Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor

No person may employ, reward, or compensate any person to circulate a petition for the organization of a political party based on the number of registered voters who signed the petition. Nothing in this section prohibits any person from employing a petition circulator based on one of the following practices: (1) Paying an hourly wage or salary; (2) Establishing either express or implied minimum signature requirements for the petition circulator; (3) Terminating the petition circulator's employment, if the petition circulator fails to meet certain productivity requirements; and (4) Paying discretionary bonuses based on reliability, longevity, and productivity. Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2017, ch 12 , § 6.