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Title 16. Offenses and Penalties — Subtitle 4. Petitions

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 16-401 (2026)
Title 16. Offenses and Penalties
Subtitle 4. Petitions

§ 16–401Copy Citation

(a)
A person may not willfully and knowingly:
(1)
give, transfer, promise, or offer anything of value for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not sign any petition;
(2)
request, receive, or agree to receive, anything of value as an inducement to sign or not to sign any petition;
(3)
misrepresent any fact for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not to sign any petition;
(4)
sign the name of any other person to a petition;
(5)
falsify any signature or purported signature to a petition;
(6)
obtain, or attempt to obtain, any signature to a petition by fraud, duress, or force;
(7)
circulate, cause to be circulated, or file with an election authority a petition that contains any false, forged, or fictitious signatures;
(8)
sign a petition that the person is not legally qualified to sign;
(9)
sign a petition more than once; or
(10)
alter any petition after it is filed with the election authority.
(b)
Each violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.
(c)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties provided in Subtitle 10 of this title.