Section 65. No person shall falsely impersonate another, or purposely write his name or residence falsely, in the signing of any petition for initiative, referendum or recall, or forge any name thereto, or sign any such paper with knowledge that he is not a qualified elector of the village. No person shall sign, or knowingly permit to be signed any petition for recall at any place other than one of the places hereinbefore designated for the signing of such petitions. Nor shall any person employ or pay another or accept employment or payment for circulating any initiative or referendum petition upon the basis of the number of signatures procured thereto. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars and the costs of prosecution. The foregoing provisions shall not be held to be exclusive of, but in addition to, all laws of the state prescribing penalties for the same offenses or for other offenses relating to the same matter.
(Amended by Ord. 2000-8, passed by the electors)