Howard County MD Initiative Rejected Due to New Signature Requirements
Signatures for a referendum aimed at blocking the expansion of a grocery store were thrown out under a new interpretation of signature requirements. In December the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in Jane Doe v. the Montgomery County Board of Elections that voters must sign a referendum petition with the exact name they used on their voter registration, including their middle name or initial. Proponents of the referendum have critized the Court’s decistion and are attempting to ressurrect the effort.