A nomination petition is a method by which a third party or independent candidate can be placed on a ballot.  The requirements for such petitions are complicated and detailed to a degree that I will not attempt to cover here.  In OCGA 21-2-563, the legislature makes it a felony for various things to occur in the course of preparing, distributing, or returning such a petition and the process of collection of signatures, and the signing of such petitions. A person violates this statute when they knowingly and willfully:

• Signs a nomination petition without the prescribed qualifications
• Sets any false statement opposite a signature on a nomination petition
• Signs more nomination petitions than permitted by law
• Makes a false statement in an affidavit required by the elections law or required to be appended to a nomination petition
• Signs a name not their own on a nomination petition or
• Materially alters a nomination petition without the consent of the signers.

So, think carefully before you sign "Mickey Mouse" to a nomination petition.