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§ 16-401. Offenses relating to petitions

MD Elec Law Code § 16-401 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A person may not willfully and knowingly:

(1)    give, transfer, promise, or offer anything of value for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not sign any petition;

(2)    request, receive, or agree to receive, anything of value as an inducement to sign or not to sign any petition;

(3)    misrepresent any fact for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not to sign any petition;

(4)    sign the name of any other person to a petition;

(5)    falsify any signature or purported signature to a petition;

(6)    obtain, or attempt to obtain, any signature to a petition by fraud, duress, or force;

(7)    circulate, cause to be circulated, or file with an election authority a petition that contains any false, forged, or fictitious signatures;

(8)    sign a petition that the person is not legally qualified to sign;

(9)    sign a petition more than once; or

(10)    alter any petition after it is filed with the election authority.

(b)    Each violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.

(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties provided in Subtitle 10 of this title.

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