Ballot petitions would list circulator status, and local spending measures would need cost disclosures

A circulator would check every line that applies among paid circulator, volunteer, and out-of-state resident before circulating a petition. This applies to circulators of initiative and referendum petitions. Each petition sheet must print the three status lines in the upper right corner in at least 12-point bold capital letters. Signatures collected in violation of this rule are void, but they do not cancel other valid signatures on the petition. The circulator must mark the lines before circulating the petition for signatures.

Rules for registering circulators and the ban on paying by the number of signatures appear to apply to initiative and referendum petitions generally, not only statewide ones. This covers out-of-state circulators and paid circulators, and anyone paying or receiving money based on the number of signatures collected. Registering circulators must give identifying and contact details, consent to Arizona court jurisdiction, name an in-state committee address, and sign a notarized affidavit. Signatures from an unregistered circulator are disqualified, and signatures collected by anyone paid per signature are void. Violations by circulators or those who falsify a registration are a class 1 misdemeanor.

A city, town, or county initiative or referendum that requires spending, creates a fund, or sets aside money for a specific purpose would have to disclose the cost and where the money would come from. This applies to municipal and county initiative and referendum measures that propose a mandatory expenditure, establish a fund for a specific purpose, or allocate funding for a specific purpose. The disclosure must identify a source of increased revenue sufficient to cover the entire immediate and future costs of the proposal. It must appear in the description printed on the petition.