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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.06.01.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="01" heading="Forms.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. Every petition, including the information page and all accompanying signature pages, shall be in the form and contain the information required by applicable State or local law and this subtitle.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Preparation—State Board. Except as provided in §C of this regulation, the State Administrator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prescribe all forms needed for petitions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Make those forms available to local boards and the public.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Preparation—Local Boards. Each local board shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Develop and, with the approval of the State Administrator, prescribe all forms needed for local petitions to refer an act of the county's governing body; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Make those forms available to the public.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Preparation—Sponsors. A sponsor may prepare and use its own forms, as long as those forms:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Comply with the requirements of this subtitle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contain all of the information required for the applicable petition; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have been approved by the State Administrator or local board, as the case may be.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Duplication. A sponsor is responsible for completing and duplicating all forms provided by the State Administrator or a local board.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>