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Maryland Elected Officials Removal from Office Amendment, Question 3 (2012)
| Elected Officials Removal from Office | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Constitutional amendment |
| Origin | Maryland State Legislature |
| Topic | Law |
| Status |  |
A Maryland Elected Officials Removal from Office Amendment was on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in the state of Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.
The measure provided conditions under which an elected official convicted of a felony or certain misdemeanors would be removed from office.[1]
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
| Maryland Question 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,220,425 | 88% | ||
| No | 303,324 | 12% | ||
- Official results from the Maryland Secretary of State.
Text of measure
The ballot measure read as follows:[2]
Question 3
Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 147 of the 2012 Legislative Session) Suspension and Removal of Elected Officials
(Amending Article XV, Section 2 of the Maryland Constitution)
Changes the point at which an elected official charged with certain crimes is automatically suspended or removed from office. Under existing law, an elected official who is convicted or pleads no contest is suspended and is removed only when the conviction becomes final. Under the amended law, an elected official is suspended when found guilty and is removed when the conviction becomes final or when the elected official pleads guilty or no contest.
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
Support
No formal support was identified.
Opposition
No formal opposition was identified.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maryland Constitution
Placing a proposed amendment on the ballot requires a 60% vote of each chamber of the Maryland State Legislature. Maryland is one of nine states that allow a referred amendment to go on the ballot following the 60% supermajority vote.
- On April 20, 2012, the measure was officially referred to the statewide ballot.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Legislature, " HB 2011 summary," accessed June 1, 2012
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Ballot Question Language," accessed August 21, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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