MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1589

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 596

(Senate Bill 640)

AN ACT concerning

Petitions for Referendum

[[FOR the purpose of clarifying the law pertaining to
requirements for petitions for a referendum by
providing that the signatures appear on separate
papers; that the papers be of a certain size;
requiring an affidavit; providing procedures for
filing the petition; generally relating to
referendum petitions; providing for a certain time
for certification and filing of constitutional
amendments and for filing certain questions arising
under Article XIA of the Constitution of Maryland;
transferring petition duties from the Secretary of
State to the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws; clarifying language; and making the effect of
this Act subject to a certain contingency.]]

FOR the purpose of changing the date for certifying

constitutional and other questions to local election
boards; changing the date for filing questions
arising under Article XIA of the Constitution;
requiring the Secretary of State to prescribe forms

for referendum petitions; prescribing certain

requirements for referendum petitions; providing for
the filing of such petitions with the Secretary of
State; and making the effect of this Act subject to
a certain contingency.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 23-1 (a) and (b), and 23-3[[,23-5 (a) and (c),

23-6(a) and (b), 23-7, and 23-10]]
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 23-1 (a) and (b), and 23-3[[,
23-5(a) and (c), 23-6 (a) and (b), 23-7, and 23-10]] of
Article 33 - Election Code, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be