Chapter 03. Signature Pages
Regulation .01 In General.LinkCopy Citation
Each signature page of every petition shall contain the information required by:
A.
Election Law Article, Title 6, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
B.
This chapter.
Regulation .02 Placement of Information and Signatures.LinkCopy Citation
A.
One Side Only. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, only one side of a signature page may be used for:
(1)
Signatures; and
(2)
Any of the information required to be provided on a signature page.
B.
Summary or Text of Question. If the petition is to place a question on the ballot, the reverse side of the signature page may contain:
(1)
A complete and accurate summary of the substantive provisions of the proposal; or
(2)
The full text of the proposal.
Regulation .03 Specification of County.LinkCopy Citation
Each signature page shall specify the county and, if applicable, the particular district or geographic area in that county, in which the individuals signing that page reside.
Regulation .04 Subject and Purpose.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Description Required. Each signature page shall include a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, as required by:
(1)
Election Law Article, §6-201(c)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2)
This regulation.
B.
Information To Be Provided. Except as otherwise specified in this regulation, the description shall include the same information as that required by COMAR 33.06.02.02 for the information page.
C.
Exception—Summary or Text of Question.
(1)
This section applies to any petition that seeks to:
(a)
Refer an Act of the General Assembly;
(b)
Amend a county charter; or
(c)
Refer an act of a county's governing body.
(2)
For a petition described in §C(1) of this regulation, each signature page shall contain:
(a)
The full text of the proposal; or
(b)
A summary of the proposal, as required by COMAR 33.06.02.02 for the information page.
(3)
If the signature page does not include the full text of the proposal, the signature page shall prominently state that a copy of the full text is immediately available from the circulator.
D.
Exception—Formation of Political Party. For a petition to form a new political party, the description of subject and purpose on the signature page need not identify the individuals who will constitute the initial governing body.
Regulation .05 Statement of Signers' Support and Eligibility.LinkCopy Citation
Each signature page shall contain a statement of the signers' support and eligibility, as required by Election Law Article, §6-201(c)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Regulation .06 Signer Identification.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In General. Each signature page shall contain labeled spaces for providing, adjacent to each signature, the information specified in this regulation.
B.
Required Information. When signing the signature page, each signer shall:
(1)
Sign the individual's name as it appears on the Statewide voter registration list or the individual's surname of registration and at least one full given name and the initials of any other names; and
(2)
Provide the following information, to be printed or typed in the appropriate spaces:
(a)
Date of signing,
(b)
Signer's name as it was signed, and
(c)
Current residence address, including house number, street name, apartment number (if applicable), town, and ZIP code.
C.
Optional Information.
(1)
The circulator shall ask each signer to also provide the signer's date of birth or, at a minimum, month and day of birth.
(2)
A signer's failure to provide this birth information does not invalidate the signature.
Regulation .07 Circulator Identification.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Identification Required. Each signature page shall include an identification of an individual circulator, as required by this regulation.
B.
Information To Be Provided. The identification of the circulator shall include that individual's:
(1)
Printed or typed name;
(2)
Residence address, including house number, street name, apartment number (if applicable), town, and ZIP code; and
(3)
Telephone number.
Regulation .08 Circulator's Signed and Dated Affidavit.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Affidavit Required. Each signature page shall include an affidavit to be signed and dated by the circulator, as required by:
(1)
Election Law Article, §6-204(a), Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2)
This regulation.
B.
Scope and Tenor. The affidavit shall state that:
(1)
All of the information given by the circulator under Regulation .07 of this chapter is true and correct;
(2)
The circulator was 18 years old or older when each signature was affixed to the page;
(3)
The circulator personally observed each signer as the page was signed; and
(4)
To the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief, all:
(a)
Signatures on the petition are genuine, and
(b)
Signers are registered voters in the State.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 6-103, 6-201, 6-203, and 6-204, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date:
History: Regulations .01—.08 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)
History: Regulation .02 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)
History: Regulation .06B amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 41)
History: Regulation .06B 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); amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)
History: Regulation .07A 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)
History: Regulation .07B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)
History: Regulation .08B amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 41)