# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 06 — Petitions

### Chapter 04 — Filing Procedures

**Authority:** Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 6-103, and 6-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date:

**Administrative History:** Regulations .01—.07 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)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .05 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);

#### Regulation .01 Candidate's Declaration of Intent.

*COMAR 33.06.04.01*

A petition candidate who is required by Election Law Article, §5-703, Annotated Code of Maryland, to file a declaration of intent with the State Board or a local board shall file in person before the deadline.

#### Regulation .02 Filing Petitions.

*COMAR 33.06.04.02*

Each petition shall be filed as required by:

A. Election Law Article, Title 6, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

B. This chapter.

#### Regulation .03 Sorting.

*COMAR 33.06.04.03*

Before filing a petition, the sponsor shall sort the signature pages:

A. By county; and

B. If applicable, by the particular district or geographic area in each county.

#### Regulation .04 Acceptance—Initial Filing.

*COMAR 33.06.04.04*

A petition may not be accepted for filing unless:

A. For a petition subject to Regulation .07 of this chapter, the petition is accompanied by the required petition fund statement; and

B. The information page indicates, as required by Election Law Article, §6-205(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, that the petition satisfies all requirements for the:

  (1) Time of signing and filing, and

  (2) Number and geographic distribution of signatures.

#### Regulation .05 Acceptance—Supplemental Filing.

*COMAR 33.06.04.05*

A. In General. If, on verification of names, a petition is found to have an insufficient number of valid names, supplemental signature pages, together with an amended information page, may be submitted before the applicable deadline, as provided in Election Law Article, §6-205(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. Limitations. The supplemental signature pages may not be accepted for filing unless:

  (1) For a petition subject to Regulation .07 of this chapter, the filing is accompanied by the required petition fund statement; and

  (2) The amended information page indicates that the supplemental filing:

    (a) Satisfies all requirements for the time of signing and filing, and

    (b) Brings the total number of signatures on the petition to the required number.

#### Regulation .06 Receipt.

*COMAR 33.06.04.06*

When a petition is filed, the State Administrator or election director, as the case may be, shall provide the sponsor with a signed and dated receipt.

#### Regulation .07 Petition Fund Statement.

*COMAR 33.06.04.07*

A. Scope of Regulation. This regulation applies to every petition filed under:

  (1) Article XI-A of the State Constitution; or

  (2) Article XVI of the State Constitution.

B. Statement Required. A statement of contributions and expenditures shall be filed, as required by Election Law Article, §7-105(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, for any petition described in §A of this regulation.

C. When To Be Filed. The statement shall be filed with:

  (1) The petition; and

  (2) Every supplemental or amended petition.