Maryland Election Law Section 16-401

      (a)      A person may not willfully and knowingly:

            (1)      give, transfer, promise, or offer anything of value for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not sign any petition;

            (2)      request, receive, or agree to receive, anything of value as an inducement to sign or not to sign any petition;

            (3)      misrepresent any fact for the purpose of inducing another person to sign or not to sign any petition;

            (4)      sign the name of any other person to a petition;

            (5)      falsify any signature or purported signature to a petition;

            (6)      obtain, or attempt to obtain, any signature to a petition by fraud, duress, or force;

            (7)      circulate, cause to be circulated, or file with an election authority a petition that contains any false, forged, or fictitious signatures;

            (8)      sign a petition that the person is not legally qualified to sign;

            (9)      sign a petition more than once; or

            (10)      alter any petition after it is filed with the election authority.

      (b)      Each violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.

      (c)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties provided in Subtitle 10 of this title.