12-5-1.6. Reward prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
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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.