HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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number equal to 110 percent of those required for nomination
to the office sought, and the board may verify such
additional signatures as it deems advisable.]

(G) (1) THE BOARD SHALL VERIFY ALL LEGITIMATE
SIGNATURES OF PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED VOTERS AND WHO HAVE
SIGNED A PETITION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(1) OF THIS
SECTION. THE LOCAL BOARD OR STATE BOARD, AS THE CASE MAY
BE, IMMEDIATELY ON COMPLETION OF THE VERIFICATION PROCESS,
SHALL NOTIFY THE CANDIDATE OF THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES
VERIFIED SO THAT THE CANDIDATE MAY FILE THE PROPER BALANCE
OF SIGNATURES AS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS
SECTION.

(2)   FOR AN OFFICE TO BE FILLED BY THE VOTERS OF
THE ENTIRE STATE OR OF ANY SUBDIVISION OF A GREATER EXTENT
THAN ONE COUNTY, THE BOARD SHALL VERIFY ALL LEGITIMATE
SIGNATURES OF PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED AND WHO HAVE SIGNED
ANY PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS
SECTION.

(3)   FOR AN OFFICE TO BE FILLED BY THE VOTERS OF
ONE COUNTY OR THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, THE BOARD SHALL VERIFY
ANY LEGITIMATE SIGNATURES OF PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO
VOTE AND WHO HAVE SIGNED ANY PETITION FILED PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS SECTION, UP TO A NUMBER EQUAL TO
110 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED BY
SUBSECTION (B)(2) OF THIS SECTION FOR NOMINATION TO THE
OFFICE SOUGHT. THE BOARD MAY VERIFY ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES
AS IT CONSIDERS ADVISABLE.

[(g)] (H) On any petition, including an [association]
ASSOCIATED or included set of petitions, submitted to the
board, any question concerning the invalidity of the
signature of any person on the petition affects that
signature only and does not affect or impair any other
portion of the petition or petitions.

[(h)] (I) Following the verification, a duly
authorized employee of the board shall endorse on each paper
the number of signatures verified by the employee and shall
endorse and sign the paper. For the purpose of the
endorsement, each paper shall contain a blank space for the
endorsement.

[(i) The papers shall be delivered to the
boards not later than 9:00 p.m. on the Monday which is ten
weeks or 70 days before the day on which the primary
election should be held under the primary election law, or,
in the case of candidates for an office to be filled
pursuant to § 22-1 (b) of this article, the papers shall be
delivered to the boards not later than 9:00 p.m. on the
Monday which is three weeks or 21 days before the day on
which the special primary election is to be held under the
Governor's proclamation setting the date for the special
primary election.]