§ 9-313. Referendum on public local law
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-313
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25B, § 10
§ 9-313. Referendum on public local law
(a)(1) The voters of a code county may submit to referendum, by petition, a public local law or a part of a public local law enacted under this subtitle.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a referendum petition shall:
(2) If more than one-half but less than the full number of signatures required to complete a referendum petition against a public local law are filed within 40 days after the public local law is enacted, the time for the public local law to take effect and the time for filing the remainder of signatures to complete the referendum petition is extended for an additional 40 days.
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a referendum petition may consist of several papers.
(d) The county board of elections shall verify the voter registration of each signer.
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a legally sufficient referendum petition on a public local law is filed with the county board of elections, the public local law does not take effect until 30 days after its approval by a majority of the voters voting on the question.
Credits
Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-313, MD LOCAL GOVT § 9-313
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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