(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) 'Affidavit' means a statement executed under penalty of perjury. (c) 'Chief election official' means: (1) as to the State Board, the State Administrator; or (2) as to a local board, the election director. (d) 'Circulator' means an individual who attests to one or more signatures affixed to a petition. (e) 'Election authority' means: (1) the State Board; or (2) as to a local petition, the local board for that county. (f) 'Legal authority' means: (1) the Attorney General; or (2) as to a local petition, the counsel to the local board appointed under § 2-205 of this article for that county. (g) 'Local petition' means a petition: (1) on which the signatures from only one county may be counted; and (2) that does not seek to: (i) refer a public local law enacted by the General Assembly; or (ii) nominate an individual for an office for which a certificate of candidacy is required to be filed with the State Board. (h) 'Page' means a piece of paper comprising a part of a petition. (i) 'Petition' means all of the associated pages necessary to fulfill the requirements of a process established by the law by which (h) 'Page' means a piece of paper comprising a part of a petition. (i) 'Petition' means all of the associated pages necessary to fulfill the requirements of a process established by the law by which individuals affix their signatures as evidence of support for: (1) placing the name of an individual, the names of individuals, or a question on the ballot at any election; (2) the creation of a new political party; or (3) the appointment of a charter board under Article XI-A, § 1A of the Maryland Constitution. (j) 'Sponsor' means the person who coordinates the collection of signatures for a petition and who, if the petition is filed, is named on the information page as required by § 6-201 of this title.
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