Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Content and Process of Petitions
Section 6-201 - Content of Petitions

(a)    A petition shall contain:
        (1)    an information page; and
        (2)    signature pages containing not less than the total number of signatures required by law to be filed.
    (b)    The information page shall contain:
        (1)    a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, conforming to the requirements of regulations;
        (2)    identification of the sponsor and, if the sponsor is an organization, of the individual designated to receive notices under this subtitle;
        (3)    the required information relating to the signatures contained in the petition;
        (4)    the required affidavit made and executed by the sponsor or, if the sponsor is an organization, by an individual responsible to and designated by the organization; and
        (5)    any other information required by regulation.
    (c)    Each signature page shall contain:
        (1)    a description of the subject and purpose of the petition, conforming to the requirements of regulations;
        (2)    if the petition seeks to place a question on the ballot, either:
            (i)    a fair and accurate summary of the substantive provisions of the proposal; or
            (ii)    the full text of the proposal;
        (3)    a statement, to which each signer subscribes, that:
            (i)    the signer supports the purpose of that petition process; and
            (ii)    based on the signer’s information and belief, the signer is a registered voter in the county specified on the page and is eligible to have his or her signature counted;
        (4)    spaces for signatures and the required information relating to the signers;
        (5)    a space for the name of the county in which each of the signers of that page is a registered voter;
        (6)    a space for the required affidavit made and executed by the circulator; and
        (7)    any other information required by regulation.
    (d)    If the petition seeks to place a question on the ballot and the sponsor elects to print a summary of the proposal on each signature page as provided in subsection (c)(2)(i) of this section:
        (1)    the circulator shall have the full text of the proposal present at the time and place that each signature is affixed to the page; and
        (2)    the signature page shall state that the full text is available from the circulator.
    (e)    A signature page shall satisfy the requirements of subsections (c) and (d)(2) of this section before any signature is affixed to it and at all relevant times thereafter.