Maryland 2008 local ballot measures

Here is a list of the Maryland 2008 local ballot measures by county. In this table, "CA" stands for Charter Amendment, "BI" stands for Bond Issue, "LR" stands for Local Referendum, and "CO" stands for County Ordinance.

On the ballot

Anne Arundel

Title	Subject	Description	Result
Failure of Bills	County Charter	Any ordinance passed by the County Council and returned unsigned by the County Executive after the ten day presentation period will become law on the tenth day.	a
County Ethics Commission	County Charter	County Council shall nominate for appointment by the County Executive three of the seven members of the Ethics Commission.	a

City of Baltimore

Title	Subject	Description	Result
	County Charter	Establish a Department of General Services	a
City bonds	Voters Approval Of Loans	Ratification of Bond Issues by voters - details on Baltimore City (2008)	a

County of Baltimore

Title	Subject	Description	Result
Qualifications of Council Members	Amending Charter	AN ACT to amend the County Charter to remove the prohibition on qualifying or serving as a member of the County Council while holding employment with the State. (Bills 52-07 and 81-08)	Question A On Ballot
Ratification of Bonds	Voters Approval Of Loans	ratification of Bond Issues by voters - details of all on Baltimore County (2008)	Question C to K On Ballot

Garrett

Title	Subject	Description	Result
House Bill 276	Alcohol	Would authorize Sunday sales of certain alcoholic beverages in the election districts of Garrett County.	On Ballot

Montgomery

Title	Subject	Description	Result
Charter Amendment by act of County Council	Repeal of Legally Ineffective Provisions	Repeal Sections 311A, 311B, and 313A of the County Charter, regarding use of County funds to operate a landfill system on residentially zoned land; burying or trenching sewage sludge on residentially zoned land; and telephone service offered by the C&P Telephone Company.	Question A On Ballot
Charter Amendment by petition	Property Tax Limit - Votes Needed to Override	Amend Section 305 of the County Charter to require a unanimous vote of 9 Councilmembers, rather than the 7 out of 9 votes currently required, to levy a tax on real property that will produce revenue that exceeds the annual limit on property tax revenue set in that section.	Question B On Ballot

Prince George's

Title	Subject	Description	Result
Charter Required Referendum	Library Facilities Bonds	An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $9,155,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Library Facilities, as defined therein.	Question A On Ballot
Charter Required Referendum	Public Safety Facilities Bonds	An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $38,134,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Public Safety Facilities (including Fire Department Facilities), as defined therein.	Question B On Ballot
Charter Required Referendum	County Buildings Bonds	An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $112,596,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of County Buildings, as defined therein.	Question C On Ballot
Charter Required Referendum	Public Works and Transportation Facilities Bonds	An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $153,224,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Public Works and Transportation Facilities (including roads and bridges, parking lots, and maintenance facilities), as defined therein.	Question D On Ballot
Charter Required Referendum	Community College Facilities Bonds	An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $48,731,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Community College Facilities, as defined therein.	Question E On Ballot
Charter Required Referendum	Telecommunications and Service Sales and Use Tax	An Act to increase the sales and use tax on gross receipts from telecommunications service within Prince George's County from 8 percent to 11 percent to increase funding available to the Prince George's County Board of Education.	Question F On Ballot
Charter Amendment of Legislative Proceedure	Enactment of Legislation	To clarify the prescribed scheduling and notice periods for legislation by the Clerk of the Council from five to ten days.	Question G On Ballot

Talbot

Title	Subject	Description	Result
Charter Amendment - Council	Vacancies in the County Council	The County Charter provides that within 30 days of a vacancy in the County Council the remaining Council members fill it by appointing a new Council member from a list of three names submitted by the Central Committee of the political party to which the former Council member belonged.	Question A On Ballot
Charter Amendment - Establish Commission	County Council Salary Standard Commission	The proposed Charter amendment would authorize the County Council to enact an ordinance to establish a Salary Standard Commission composed of seven members appointed by the County Council in accordance with Article 25A, § 5 (AA), of State law. Under that State law approximately one year before the end of each Council's term of office, the Salary Commission would provide recommendations to the sitting Council to set compensation and allowances for the next Council.	Question B On Ballot

Wicomico

Title	Subject	Description	Result
Amendment To Bond Law	Refund of Indebtedness	To amend the Wicomico County Charter to permit the County to refund outstanding bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes and other obligations in accordance with state law.	Question A On Ballot
Amendment To Bond Law	Extension of Obligation Maturity Date, Clarification of BAN Terms	To amend the Wicomico County Charter to permit the County to refund outstanding bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes and other obligations in accordance with state law.	Question B On Ballot