ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION FOR SIGNERS.

You must be a registered voter in Frederick City (Click here to check your registration status.) Each registered voter signing the petition must provide the following information on the signature page (all information except the signature must be printed or typed in the appropriate space on the form):

Date of Signing

Signer’s printed full name, as it appears in voting records:

Sign your full legal name as it appears on your voter registration. All components of your name as registered (last name, first name and the initial of any middle or other name) must be included in both the printed name and signature portions of the petition entry to be valid. The printed name is not required to match the signature, but the names must be consistent. For example:

Signer's current permanent residence address (including street, house and apartment number, city, and zip code):

A business address is insufficient, and a post office box address will be sufficient only if there is no street and house number designation for the voter's residence and only if the post office box address is on record with the election office. Residents can be registered voters even without a residence if they live and receive mail in Frederick City. When signing a petition, you should use your voter registration address.

Date of Birth

Each registered voter is asked to include his/her date of birth on the petition. The date of birth greatly assists the local board in identifying a voter and therefore validating the voter’s signature. If a voter refuses to provide a year of birth, the circulator should request a month and day of birth at a minimum. A signature will not be invalidated merely because the date of birth is omitted.

Signature

(your name as it appears in voting records or your last name and at least one full given name and the initial of any other name; do not use nicknames).

Note: You may only sign a petition for this Charter Amendment referendum one time.