1. A. Affidavit Required. Each signature page shall include an affidavit to be signed and dated by the circulator, as required by:

   1. (1) Election Law Article, §6-204(a), Annotated Code of Maryland; and
   2. (2) This regulation.

2. B. Scope and Tenor. The affidavit shall state that:

   1. (1) All of the information given by the circulator under Regulation .07 of this chapter is true and correct;
   2. (2) The circulator was 18 years old or older when each signature was affixed to the page;
   3. (3) The circulator personally observed each signer as the page was signed; and

   4. (4) To the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief, all:

      1. (a) Signatures on the petition are genuine, and
      2. (b) Signers are registered voters in the State.

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)