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. (1) Paying an hourly wage or salary;
2. (2) Establishing either express or implied minimum signature requirements for the petition circulator;
3. (3) Terminating the petition circulator's employment, if the petition circulator fails to meet certain productivity requirements; and
4. (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.