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. Each petition shall be filed as required by: Election Law Article, Title 6, Annotated Code of Maryland; and This chapter. Before filing a petition, the sponsor shall sort the signature pages: By county; and If applicable, by the particular district or geographic area in each county. A petition may not be accepted for filing unless: For a petition subject to Regulation .07 of this chapter, the petition is accompanied by the required petition fund statement; and 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: Time of signing and filing, and Number and geographic distribution of signatures. 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. Limitations. The supplemental signature pages may not be accepted for filing unless: For a petition subject to Regulation .07 of this chapter, the filing is accompanied by the required petition fund statement; and The amended information page indicates that the supplemental filing: Satisfies all requirements for the time of signing and filing, and Brings the total number of signatures on the petition to the required number. 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. Scope of Regulation. This regulation applies to every petition filed under: Article XI-A of the State Constitution; or Article XVI of the State Constitution. 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. When To Be Filed. The statement shall be filed with: The petition; and Every supplemental or amended petition. Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 6-103, and 6-205, Annotated Code of Maryland Effective date: 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) Regulation .01 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623) 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);