1. A. Description Required. Each signature page shall include a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, as required by:

   1. (1) Election Law Article, §6-201(c)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland; and
   2. (2) This regulation.
2. 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.

3. C. Exception—Summary or Text of Question.

   1. (1) This section applies to any petition that seeks to:

      1. (a) Refer an Act of the General Assembly;
      2. (b) Amend a county charter; or
      3. (c) Refer an act of a county's governing body.

   2. (2) For a petition described in §C(1) of this regulation, each signature page shall contain:

      1. (a) The full text of the proposal; or
      2. (b) A summary of the proposal, as required by COMAR 33.06.02.02 for the information page.
   3. (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.
4. 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.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 6-103, 6-201, 6-203, and 6-204, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

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)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .06B amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 41)

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)

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)

Regulation .07B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .08B amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 41)