(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this title applies to any petition authorized by law to place the name of an individual or a question on the ballot or to create a new political party. (b) This title does not apply to a petition filed pursuant to Division II of the Local Government […]
(a) (1) The State Board shall adopt regulations, consistent with this title, to carry out the provisions of this title. (2) The regulations shall: (i) prescribe the form and content of petitions; (ii) specify procedures for the circulation of petitions for signatures; (iii) specify procedures for the verification and counting of signatures; and (iv) provide any other procedural or technical requirements that […]