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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 291
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(4) The signature is attested by an affidavit appearing on the page on
which the signature appears;
(5) The date accompanying the signature is not later than the date of the
affidavit on the page; and
(6) If applicable, the signature was affixed within the requisite period of
time, as specified by law.
(c) (1) A signature may be removed:
(i) By the signer upon written application to the election authority
with which the petition will be filed if the application is received by the election
authority prior to the filing of that signature; or
(ii) Prior to the filing of that signature, by the circulator who
attested to that signature or by the sponsor of the petition, if it is concluded that the
signature does not satisfy the requirements of this title.
(2) A signature removed pursuant to paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection
may not be included in the number of signatures stated on the information page
included in the petition.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 6-203.
No changes are made.
6-204.
(a) Each signature page shall contain an affidavit made and executed by the
individual in whose presence all of the signatures on that page were affixed and who
observed each of those signatures being affixed.
(b) The affidavit shall contain the statements, required by regulation,
designed to assure the validity of the signatures and the fairness of the petition
process.
(c) A circulator must be at least 18 years old at the time any of the signatures
covered by the affidavit are affixed.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 6-204.
No changes are made.
6-205.
(a) (1) Unless otherwise required by the Maryland Constitution, a petition
shall be filed, in person by or on behalf of the sponsor, in the office of the appropriate
election authority.
(2) If the Maryland Constitution provides that a petition shall be filed
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall deliver the petition to the
State Board within 24 hours.
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