A.Â
In all instances where a petition is filed with the Mayor and Council
to initiate an amendment to the City Charter or for a referendum in
cases where an amendment to the City Charter has been initiated by
the Mayor and Council, the following procedures shall be followed:
(1)Â
The petitions shall be referred to the Supervisors of Elections,
who shall report to the Mayor and Council the total number of persons
qualified to vote in the City general election at the time the petition
is received and the total number of such voters determined by them
to have signed the petition; provided, however, that in any case where
a person signing the petition shall have failed to put his/her printed
name, printed residence address, date of signature and City election
district number thereon, the Supervisors of Elections shall not determine
if such person is qualified to vote and such person shall not be counted
as a person qualified to vote. Unless each petition page includes
the circulator's printed or typed name, residence address and telephone
number, and a signed circulator's affidavit stating that the circulator
was at least 18 years old when each signature was obtained; that the
information provided by the circulator is true and correct; that the
circulator personally observed each signer as he/she signed the page;
and that to the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief, all
signatures on the page are genuine and all signers are qualified voters
for the College Park Municipal General Election, the Supervisors of
Elections shall not determine if any persons listed on the page are
qualified to vote and any person so listed shall not be counted as
a person qualified to vote.
(2)Â
Upon receiving the report of the Supervisors of Elections, the Mayor
and Council shall then comply with the applicable provisions of § 4-301
et seq. of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(as amended).
B.Â
A petition may consist of several pages. Each petition page shall
contain the full title of the Charter amendment or that part of the
title of the Charter amendment petitioned upon. The back of each petition
page shall contain either:
