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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 6-201

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.