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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="6-103" title_number="6" title_name="Petitions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions and General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Board shall adopt regulations, consistent with this title, to carry out the provisions of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>prescribe the form and content of petitions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>specify procedures for the circulation of petitions for signatures;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>specify procedures for the verification and counting of signatures; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>provide any other procedural or technical requirements that the State Board considers appropriate.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>prepare guidelines and instructions relating to the petition process; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>design and arrange to have sample forms available to the public conforming to this title for each purpose for which a petition is authorized by law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>When preparing guidelines and instructions for compliance with the plain language requirement of § 6–201(c)(2)(ii) of this title, the State Board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>consider any generally accepted guidelines regarding compliance with the federal Plain Writing Act of 2010; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>prohibit the use of the passive voice, legal jargon, and double negatives.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The guidelines, instructions, and forms shall be provided to the public, on request, without charge.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
