1. (a)

   1. (1) The State Board shall adopt regulations, consistent with this title, to carry out the provisions of this title.

   2. (2) The regulations shall:

      1. (i) prescribe the form and content of petitions;
      2. (ii) specify procedures for the circulation of petitions for signatures;
      3. (iii) specify procedures for the verification and counting of signatures; and
      4. (iv) provide any other procedural or technical requirements that the State Board considers appropriate.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The State Board shall:

      1. (i) prepare guidelines and instructions relating to the petition process; and
      2. (ii) design and arrange to have sample forms available to the public conforming to this title for each purpose for which a petition is authorized by law.

   2. (2) When preparing guidelines and instructions for compliance with the plain language requirement of § 6-201(c)(2)(ii) of this title, the State Board shall:

      1. (i) consider any generally accepted guidelines regarding compliance with the federal Plain Writing Act of 2010; and
      2. (ii) prohibit the use of the passive voice, legal jargon, and double negatives.
   3. (3) The guidelines, instructions, and forms shall be provided to the public, on request, without charge.

Added as Art. 33, § 6-103, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 6-103 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2017, c. 107, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 1, eff. April 5, 2018; Acts 2026, c. 439, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026.

Formerly Art. 33, § 6-103.