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<chapter num="02" heading="Information Page" title_num="33" subtitle_num="06">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="In General.">
    <text>The information page of every petition shall contain the information required by:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Election Law Article, Title 6, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>This chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Subject and Purpose.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Description Required. The information page shall include a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, as required by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Election Law Article, §6-201(b)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>This regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Presidential Primary Candidate. For a petition under Election Law Article, §8-502, Annotated Code of Maryland, to place a presidential candidate on a primary election ballot, the description shall include the candidate's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Name as it is to appear on the ballot;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>City and state where the candidate resides; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Party affiliation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>General Election Candidate. For a petition under Election Law Article, §5-703, Annotated Code of Maryland, to place a candidate on a general election ballot, the description shall include the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Candidate's name as it is to appear on the ballot;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Candidate's city and state where the candidate resides;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Candidate's party affiliation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Office being sought, including the applicable district.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Formation of Political Party. For a petition under Election Law Article, §4-102, Annotated Code of Maryland, to form a new political party, the description shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A statement of intent to organize a State political party;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The name of the proposed political party;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The name of the proposed political party's State chair and the city and state where proposed party's State chair resides; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The names and addresses of the individuals who, under Election Law Article, §4-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, will constitute the proposed political party's initial governing body.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Referral of Act of General Assembly. For a petition under Article XVI of the State Constitution to refer an Act or part of an Act of the General Assembly, whether a public general law or a public local law, the description shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Act's bill number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The Act's “Short Title”; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>If applicable, a copy of the summary approved by the Attorney General of the Act or part of the Act being petitioned.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>Local Petition—Creation of Charter Board. For a petition under Article XI-A of the State Constitution to create a charter board for a county, the description shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The name of the county; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A statement of whether the petition is being brought under §1 or §1A of Article XI-A of the State Constitution.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>Local Petitions—Nominations to Charter Board. For a petition under Article XI-A of the State Constitution to nominate members for a county charter board, the description shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The name of the county;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A statement of whether the petition is being brought under §1 or §1A of Article XI-A of the State Constitution; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The name and address of each person sought to be nominated by that petition.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="H.">
      <text>Local Petitions—Charter Amendment Initiative. For a petition under Article XI-A of the State Constitution to amend a county charter, the description shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The name of the county;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A citation to the specific charter provision sought to be modified, repealed, or added by the amendment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>A fair and accurate summary of the substantive provisions of the amendment.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="I.">
      <text>Local Petitions—Referral of Local Act. For a local petition to refer an act of a county's governing body, the description shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The name of the county;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The act's bill or other identification number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The act's short title or other short-form identification;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>A fair and accurate summary of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The substantive provisions of the act, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>If only a part of the act is to be referred, the substantive provisions of that part; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Any other information required by local law.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Sponsor Identification.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Identification Required. The information page shall include an identification of the sponsor, as required by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Election Law Article, §6-201(b)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>This regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Information To Be Provided. The identification shall include, for each of the persons described in §C of this regulation, that person's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Mailing address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Telephone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Electronic facsimile (fax) number, if any; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>E-mail address, if any.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Persons to Whom Applicable. The information specified in §B of this regulation shall be given for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The sponsor; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>If the sponsor is an organization:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>An individual who has been designated by the organization to receive notices in connection with the petition, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>For a petition to form a new political party, the State Chair.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Signatures Summary.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Summary Required. The information page shall include a summary of signature pages, as required by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Election Law Article, §6-201(b)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>This regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Information To Be Provided. The summary shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>For each county, the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Number of signature pages; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Total number of signatures on those pages;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The total number of signature pages for all counties;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The total number of all signatures;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The total number of signatures for each congressional district, if the petition is for placing a presidential candidate on a primary election ballot;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>The date on which the first signature was obtained; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>The date on which the last signature was obtained.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Advance Determination.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Statement Required. The information page shall include a statement of whether the petition format had been submitted under Election Law Article, §6-202, Annotated Code of Maryland, for an advance determination of its sufficiency.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Copy of Determination. If an advance determination was sought, a copy of that determination shall be attached to the information page.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Sponsor's Affidavit.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Affidavit Required. The information page shall include an affidavit, as required by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Election Law Article, §6-201(b)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>This regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Scope and Tenor. The affidavit shall state that, to best of the affiant's knowledge and belief, all of the information given on the information page is true and correct.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>By Whom Made. The affidavit shall be signed and dated by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The sponsor; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>If the sponsor is an organization:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>An individual responsible to the organization who has been designated by the organization to receive notices in connection with the petition, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>For a petition to form a new political party, the State Chair.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 6-103, and 6-201, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date:</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 636); adopted permanently effective July 10, 2000 (27:13 Md. R. 1212)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B, C amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 41)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B, C amended as an emergency provision effective June 21, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1277); amended permanently effective September 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1562)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B, C, D, E amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03C amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04B amended as an emergency provision effective June 21, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1277); amended permanently effective September 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1562)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>