Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 19-118.01 : INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL — INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM — CIRCULATION OF PETITIONS AND SIGNATURES —118.01 - Signature collection; prohibited payments; violation; classification TEXT PDF A. A person shall not pay or receive money or any other thing of value based on the number of signatures collected on a statewide initiative or referendum petition. Signatures that are obtained by a paid circulator who violates this section are void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition. B. A violation of this section is a class 1 misdemeanor. A.R.S. § 19-118.01 Added by L. 2017, ch. 52,s. 3, eff. 8/9/2017.