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§ 6-201. Content of petitions

MD Elec Law Code § 6-201 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A petition shall contain:

(1)    an information page; and

(2)    signature pages containing not less than the total number of signatures required by law to be filed.

(b)    The information page shall contain:

(1)    a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, conforming to the requirements of regulations;

(2)    identification of the sponsor and, if the sponsor is an organization, of the individual designated to receive notices under this subtitle;

(3)    the required information relating to the signatures contained in the petition;

(4)    the required affidavit made and executed by the sponsor or, if the sponsor is an organization, by an individual responsible to and designated by the organization; and

(5)    any other information required by regulation.

(c)    Each signature page shall contain:

(1)    a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, conforming to the requirements of regulations;

(2)    if the petition seeks to place a question on the ballot, either:

(i)    a fair and accurate summary of the substantive provisions of the proposal; or

(ii)    the full text of the proposal;

(3)    a statement, to which each signer subscribes, that:

(i)    the signer supports the purpose of that petition process; and

(ii)    based on the signer’s information and belief, the signer is a registered voter in the county specified on the page and is eligible to have his or her signature counted;

(4)    spaces for signatures and the required information relating to the signers;

(5)    a space for the name of the county in which each of the signers of that page is a registered voter;

(6)    a space for the required affidavit made and executed by the circulator; and

(7)    any other information required by regulation.

(d)    If the petition seeks to place a question on the ballot and the sponsor elects to print a summary of the proposal on each signature page as provided in subsection (c)(2)(i) of this section:

(1)    the circulator shall have the full text of the proposal present at the time and place that each signature is affixed to the page; and

(2)    the signature page shall state that the full text is available from the circulator.

(e)    A signature page shall satisfy the requirements of subsections (c) and (d)(2) of this section before any signature is affixed to it and at all relevant times thereafter.

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§ 6-201. Content of petitions