MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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the signature of any such signer, there shall be either
printed or typed, the name of [such] THE signer.
PETITIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS, WHICH SHALL ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR
THE VERIFICATION OF IT, EITHER BY THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS OR THE LOCAL
BOARDS.]]

(A)    THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PRESCRIBE THE

FORM FOR PETITIONS FILED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE
XVI OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION. THE SIGNATURES SHALL BE

ON SEPARATE PAPERS, BEING NO MORE THAN 8 1/2 INCHES IN

WIDTH AND 14 INCHES IN LENGTH, AND BEARING ONE OR MORE
SIGNATURES. EACH PAPER SHALL CONTAIN A FULL TEXT, OR AN
ACCURATE SUMMARY[[,]] APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,

OF THE ACT OR PART OF ACT PETITIONED UPON. THE PAPERS

SHALL NOT CONTAIN THE NAMES OF PERSONS RESIDING IN MORE

THAN ONE COUNTY OR IN ANY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF

BALTIMORE. TO EVERY PETITION (INCLUDING AN ASSOCIATED OR
RELATED SET OF PETITIONS) THERE SHALL BE APPENDED TO THE
SIGNATURE OF EACH SIGNER HIS RESIDENCE, AND IMMEDIATELY
BELOW THE SIGNATURE OF ANY SUCH SIGNER, THERE SHALL BE

EITHER PRINTED OR TYPED THE NAME OF SUCH SIGNER.

[[EVERY PAPER SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY]] THERE SHALL BE

ATTACHED TO EVERY PAPER AN AFFIDAVIT [[OR AFFIDAVITS]],

SIGNED UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE
SIGNATURES ARE, TO THE AFFIANT'S [[OR AFFIANTS']] BEST
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, GENUINE AND BONA FIDE, AND THAT THE
SIGNERS ARE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY OR CITY AS

SET FORTH IN THE PETITION, AND THAT THE AFFIANT [[OR

AFFIANTS]] PERSONALLY SAW THE SIGNERS[[, IN REGARD TO
WHOM HE OR THEY MAKE OATHS,]] SIGN THE PAPER.

(B)    PETITIONS FILED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE XVI OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION SHALL BE FILED WITH
THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHO SHALL ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR

THEIR VERIFICATION EITHER BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OR

HIS DESIGNEE OR BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ELECTIONS.

[[23-5.

(a) As to any petition (including an associated or
related set of petitions) under the provisions of Article
16 of the Constitution of Maryland, it is unlawful for
any person:

(c) To refer to the [Secretary of State] STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS a petition to
which is attached, appended, or subscribed any signature
which the person knows to be false or fraudulent or not
the genuine signature of the person purporting to sign
the petition or of the person whose name is attached,
appended, or subscribed to the petition.

2 3-6.

(a) At the time of filing with the [Secretary of