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Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Commission on Judicial Disabilities Vacancies Amendment	State judiciary oversight	Allow the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to appoint former members to temporarily fill vacancies or allow the governor to appoint a substitute member or extend the term of an existing member

2024

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional rights; Abortion policy	Provide for a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion	a	2,199,319 (76%)	692,219 (24%)

2022

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	Rename of the Courts of Appeals and Special Appeals Amendment	a	1,340,952 (75%)	447,252 (25%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative elections	Require that legislators reside and maintain a place of abode in the district in which they wish to represent for six months prior to the date of election	a	1,684,519 (90%)	183,099 (10%)
LRCA	Question 3	Civil and criminal trials	Increase the amount in controversy in civil proceedings in which the right to a jury trial may be limited by legislation from $15,000 to $25,000	a	1,132,822 (63%)	679,451 (37%)
LRCA	Question 4	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana in Maryland	a	1,302,161 (67%)	635,572 (33%)
LRCA	Question 5	State judiciary	Requires Howard County Circuit Court judges to serve on the Orphans' Court	a	1,062,187 (67%)	528,000 (33%)

2020

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorizes the Maryland General Assembly to increase, decrease, or add items to the state budget as long as such measures do not exceed the total proposed budget submitted by the governor	a	2,033,605 (75%)	689,975 (25%)
LRSS	Question 2	Gambling policy; Athletics and sports	Authorizes sports and events wagering at certain licensed facilities	a	1,904,098 (67%)	934,950 (33%)

2018

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Public education funding; Gambling policy; Restricted-use funds	The Maryland Video Gaming Revenue Dedicated to Education in Addition to Other Required Funding Amendment, Senate Bill 1122, may appear on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	a	1,873,235 (89%)	230,027 (11%)
LRCA	Question 2	Voter registration	The Maryland Election-Day Voter Registration Amendment is on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	a	1,456,168 (68%)	692,603 (32%)

2016

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Election administration and governance; State executive elections	a	1,748,886 (73%)	659,517 (27%)

2014

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	1,283,053 (82%)	288,411 (18%)
LRCA	Question 2	Local government officials and elections; Absentee and mail voting	a	1,244,113 (81%)	300,607 (19%)

2012

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary		a	2,133,356 (88%)	296,631 (12%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary		a	2,143,521 (88%)	290,845 (12%)
LRCA	Question 3	Ethics rules and commissions		a	2,220,425 (88%)	303,324 (12%)
VR	Question 4	Immigration policy; Higher education funding		a	1,521,579 (59%)	1,063,228 (41%)
VR	Question 5	Redistricting policy	Maryland Question 5, the Redistricting Referendum, was on the ballot in Maryland as a veto referendum on November 6, 2012. The measure was approved.	a	1,549,511 (64%)	869,568 (36%)
VR	Question 6	LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy		a	1,373,504 (52%)	1,246,045 (48%)
LRSS	Question 7	Gambling policy		a	1,373,886 (52%)	1,272,355 (48%)

2010

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 2	Civil trials; Jury rules		a	1,079,585 (66%)	566,395 (34%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judicial selection; State judiciary oversight		a	1,350,057 (83%)	267,600 (17%)

April 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions	Decide whether or not to hold a constitutional convention	d	897,239 (54%)	751,228 (46%)

2008

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Early voting	a	1,755,844 (72%)	670,759 (28%)
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling policy	a	1,482,295 (59%)	1,043,129 (41%)

2006

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	a	1,361,956 (85%)	241,188 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary structure	a	1,090,860 (78%)	311,202 (22%)
LRCA	Question 3	Civil trials; Jury rules	a	1,031,249 (67%)	509,409 (33%)
VR	Question 4	Election administration and governance; Redistricting policy	a	1,000,325 (71%)	418,206 (29%)

2002

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial authority	a	1,223,425 (88%)	174,157 (12%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative authority	a	675,314 (51%)	660,115 (49%)
LRCA	Question 3	Eminent domain policy	a	704,009 (59%)	482,446 (41%)

2000

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Local government officials and elections	a	875,349 (69%)	402,432 (31%)
LRCA	Question 2	Eminent domain policy	d	499,689 (38%)	799,654 (62%)

1998

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Jury rules	a	832,163 (69%)	372,034 (31%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority	a	798,217 (72%)	307,412 (28%)

1996

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary structure; State judicial selection	a	966,236 (72%)	370,980 (28%)
LRCA	Question 2	Administration of government	a	1,105,560 (83%)	226,646 (17%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative elections	a	846,492 (64%)	467,772 (36%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government officials and elections	a	1,040,907 (83%)	210,897 (17%)
LRCA	Question 5	Local government officials and elections	a	770,598 (78%)	212,675 (22%)
LRCA	Question 6	Eminent domain policy	d	437,686 (46%)	522,161 (54%)

1994

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Crime victims' rights	a	1,072,914 (92%)	87,861 (8%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial selection	a	641,892 (68%)	304,490 (32%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judicial selection	d	534,681 (48%)	571,955 (52%)

1992

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Jury rules; Civil trials	a	1,184,312 (79%)	317,141 (21%)
LRCA	Question 2	Civil trials; Jury rules	a	1,109,722 (78%)	308,841 (22%)
LRCA	Question 3	Jury rules; Civil trials	a	1,020,837 (72%)	398,605 (28%)
LRCA	Question 4	Jury rules; Civil trials	a	981,498 (72%)	384,238 (28%)
LRCA	Question 5	Local government organization	a	759,733 (57%)	576,456 (43%)
VR	Question 6	Abortion policy	a	1,114,377 (62%)	690,542 (38%)

1990

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	547,530 (67%)	274,255 (33%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary oversight	a	584,554 (74%)	206,033 (26%)
LRCA	Question 3	State constitutional conventions	d	321,412 (41%)	470,477 (59%)

1988

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain policy		d	364,682 (36%)	653,215 (64%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislatures measures		a	704,468 (65%)	378,997 (35%)
VR	Question 3	Business regulations; Firearms policy	Establish a nine-member Handgun Roster Board to compile a list of permitted handguns	a	927,947 (58%)	663,424 (42%)

1986

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures measures	a	533,412 (75%)	177,939 (25%)
LRCA	Question 2	Local government officials and elections	a	394,979 (74%)	140,830 (26%)
LRCA	Question 3	Local government officials and elections	a	469,561 (72%)	179,092 (28%)
LRCA	Question 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State judiciary	a	470,562 (71%)	189,226 (29%)

1984

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	902,015 (85%)	163,547 (15%)

1982

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes	a	514,402 (74%)	185,391 (26%)
LRCA	Question 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	428,295 (62%)	261,238 (38%)
LRCA	Question 3	Local government officials and elections	a	377,559 (68%)	180,127 (32%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government finance and taxes	a	351,258 (61%)	220,227 (39%)
LRCA	Question 5	Initiative and referendum process	a	379,342 (67%)	185,418 (33%)

1980

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Local government officials and elections	a	512,318 (75%)	171,478 (25%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure	a	606,767 (78%)	175,041 (22%)
LRCA	Question 3	Criminal trials; State judicial authority; Civil trials	a	628,688 (75%)	213,527 (25%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government finance and taxes	a	469,813 (66%)	246,153 (34%)
LRCA	Question 5	Eminent domain policy	d	301,481 (45%)	371,483 (55%)

1978

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	367,378 (71%)	151,728 (29%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance; Eminent domain policy	d	210,480 (50%)	210,645 (50%)
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	431,356 (77%)	126,074 (23%)
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of government officials	a	339,758 (61%)	216,013 (39%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional wording changes	a	394,063 (76%)	124,186 (24%)
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional wording changes	a	482,089 (85%)	85,446 (15%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government officials and elections	a	349,794 (76%)	108,351 (24%)
LRCA	Question 5	Eminent domain policy	a	344,165 (67%)	172,337 (33%)
LRCA	Question 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	296,737 (55%)	238,617 (45%)
LRCA	Question 7	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	d	200,220 (45%)	242,156 (55%)
LRCA	Question 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	246,098 (47%)	278,063 (53%)
LRCA	Question 9	State legislatures measures	a	326,760 (62%)	200,103 (38%)

1976

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial authority	a	522,812 (68%)	250,644 (32%)
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	a	609,350 (74%)	209,356 (26%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance	a	362,784 (61%)	231,408 (39%)
LRCA	Question 1	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	a	338,082 (56%)	270,202 (44%)
LRCA	Question 1	Initiative and referendum process	a	511,936 (71%)	210,252 (29%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance	d	285,751 (46%)	329,929 (54%)
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures measures; Property	a	497,163 (65%)	262,370 (35%)
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of government officials	a	513,805 (65%)	277,475 (35%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance	a	598,284 (75%)	198,875 (25%)
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial selection; Judicial term limits	a	601,199 (72%)	233,281 (28%)
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government; State legislatures measures	a	490,266 (66%)	249,341 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	County and municipal governance	a	460,895 (73%)	173,410 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	County and municipal governance; Eminent domain policy	d	278,872 (47%)	318,210 (53%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive official measures	a	731,296 (85%)	132,319 (15%)
LRCA	Question 3	Eminent domain policy	d	358,406 (47%)	397,111 (53%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government officials and elections	a	465,326 (70%)	202,115 (30%)
LRCA	Question 5	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	a	416,207 (52%)	385,305 (48%)
LRCA	Question 6	State judiciary structure	a	639,165 (81%)	149,401 (19%)
LRCA	Question 7	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	a	552,265 (65%)	294,231 (35%)
LRCA	Question 8	State judicial authority	a	653,022 (81%)	156,535 (19%)
LRCA	Question 9	State executive official measures	a	604,723 (78%)	171,265 (22%)

1974

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance		a	370,047 (76%)	117,197 (24%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance; State judicial selection		a	367,657 (78%)	106,136 (22%)
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary oversight		a	423,190 (81%)	100,188 (19%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance		a	285,296 (60%)	191,534 (40%)
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain policy		d	238,950 (50%)	240,798 (50%)
VR	Question 14	School choice policy	Adopt a bill to allow state funds to be spent on instructional materials and transportation subsidies for nonpublic school students	d	314,520 (43%)	411,153 (57%)
LRCA	Question 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	286,655 (50%)	284,016 (50%)
LRCA	Question 3	Balanced budget requirements		a	271,061 (73%)	101,315 (27%)
LRCA	Question 4	County and municipal governance		a	317,897 (63%)	185,122 (37%)
LRCA	Question 5	Administration of government		a	519,886 (87%)	74,582 (13%)
LRCA	Question 6	State legislatures measures		a	338,693 (64%)	190,709 (36%)
LRCA	Question 7	Absentee and mail voting		a	409,778 (73%)	148,448 (27%)
LRCA	Question 8	Salaries of government officials		d	306,104 (46%)	362,730 (54%)
LRCA	Question 9	Administration of government		a	392,208 (76%)	122,943 (24%)

1972

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance		a	520,929 (74%)	183,760 (26%)
LRCA	Question 1	Local government officials and elections		a	483,313 (70%)	209,938 (30%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance; State judicial selection		a	473,325 (76%)	146,894 (24%)
LRCA	Question 1	Suffrage		a	643,221 (81%)	146,931 (19%)
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures measures		a	650,292 (76%)	209,623 (24%)
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; State judicial selection		a	440,691 (72%)	174,694 (28%)
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance; Eminent domain policy		a	378,896 (54%)	319,529 (46%)
LRCA	Question 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	524,888 (69%)	241,095 (31%)
LRCA	Question 12	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance		a	410,920 (61%)	259,390 (39%)
VR	Question 18	School choice policy	Adopt legislation providing for a state-funded voucher program for children attending approved non-public schools	d	448,702 (45%)	543,241 (55%)
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling policy		a	773,148 (77%)	234,141 (23%)
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues		a	697,107 (75%)	236,007 (25%)
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional wording changes		a	540,458 (67%)	269,994 (33%)
LRCA	Question 5	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions		a	520,084 (59%)	356,726 (41%)
LRCA	Question 6	State legislatures measures		a	498,131 (64%)	280,874 (36%)
LRCA	Question 7	County and municipal governance		a	538,700 (70%)	226,365 (30%)
LRCA	Question 8	County and municipal governance		a	566,121 (76%)	179,079 (24%)
LRCA	Question 9	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	633,451 (79%)	167,173 (21%)

1970

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions		d	214,358 (44%)	277,212 (56%)
LRCA	Question 1	State executive official measures		a	380,542 (64%)	214,547 (36%)
VR	Question 1	Administration of government		d	229,248 (45%)	283,462 (55%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary structure; State judicial authority		a	313,098 (59%)	220,661 (41%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judicial selection; State executive powers and duties		d	256,688 (49%)	272,232 (51%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislatures measures		a	311,062 (60%)	209,811 (40%)
LRCA	Question 5	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures		a	326,951 (64%)	183,435 (36%)
LRCA	Question 6	Residency voting requirements		a	329,244 (62%)	199,891 (38%)
LRCA	Question 7	State executive official measures		a	309,186 (60%)	204,532 (40%)
LRCA	Question 8	County and municipal governance		a	341,091 (67%)	164,936 (33%)
LRCA	Question 9	Religion in public schools; Religion-related policy	Provide that “nothing shall prohibit or require the making reference to belief in, reliance upon, or invoking the aid of God or a Supreme Being” in public institutions and places, including schools	a	409,050 (73%)	152,706 (27%)

1968

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	d	248,027 (46%)	292,829 (54%)
LRCA	Question 2	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	d	206,457 (39%)	319,664 (61%)
LRCA	Question 3	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	a	290,179 (55%)	235,073 (45%)
VR	Question 4	Race and ethnicity issues; Housing	d	275,781 (45%)	343,447 (55%)

1966

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	292,994 (64%)	163,908 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State judicial authority	d	143,069 (44%)	183,164 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Eminent domain policy	a	160,484 (51%)	155,147 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	State judiciary structure	a	211,347 (66%)	107,482 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	State legislative processes and sessions	a	257,535 (68%)	119,722 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials	a	260,586 (65%)	138,420 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	d	137,201 (33%)	277,917 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	Administration of government	a	272,984 (71%)	110,037 (29%)
VR	Amendment 17	Transportation	d	248,942 (46%)	289,418 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance	a	274,353 (62%)	170,472 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials	a	249,119 (52%)	229,400 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	177,135 (47%)	198,115 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary oversight	a	267,801 (62%)	167,273 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Eminent domain policy; Water	a	191,676 (51%)	184,279 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State judicial selection; State judicial authority; State judiciary structure	a	296,940 (71%)	123,227 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	State legislatures measures	a	290,712 (74%)	103,176 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Administrative organization; Workers' compensation laws	d	176,905 (45%)	217,691 (55%)

1964

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance	a	375,853 (69%)	167,007 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure	a	337,553 (68%)	159,439 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	a	369,014 (69%)	169,538 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive official measures; Administration of government; State legislative processes and sessions	a	333,094 (64%)	191,148 (36%)
VR	Amendment 5	Race and ethnicity issues	a	342,715 (53%)	301,505 (47%)

1962

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Eminent domain policy	a	177,558 (62%)	107,516 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Initiative and referendum process	a	193,840 (61%)	124,600 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Eminent domain policy	a	173,061 (62%)	106,493 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials	d	124,323 (37%)	212,608 (63%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Family-related policy	a	280,651 (83%)	59,329 (17%)
VR	Amendment 6	Redistricting policy	d	115,557 (35%)	211,904 (65%)
VR	Amendment 7	Public assistance programs	a	242,895 (57%)	185,010 (43%)
VR	Amendment 8	Business regulations	a	278,951 (84%)	52,706 (16%)
VR	Amendment 9	Salaries of government officials; State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; Judicial term limits	a	200,791 (73%)	73,457 (27%)

1960

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial selection	a	328,370 (77%)	97,015 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State executive official measures	a	348,283 (81%)	81,128 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	State judiciary structure	a	236,482 (59%)	166,407 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	State judiciary structure; State judicial selection	a	328,775 (78%)	92,812 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	State legislative authority; Property	a	315,710 (70%)	136,658 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Agriculture policy; Property	a	334,888 (73%)	123,636 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	264,326 (66%)	138,672 (34%)
VR	Amendment 16	Fisheries and fishing regulations	a	244,610 (54%)	204,837 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Eminent domain policy	a	277,154 (69%)	122,577 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	292,888 (68%)	134,858 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial selection; State judiciary structure	a	334,714 (76%)	103,827 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislative authority; County and municipal governance	a	327,178 (76%)	100,627 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judicial selection	a	256,608 (61%)	160,762 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Eminent domain policy	a	273,024 (70%)	119,758 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	State judiciary structure	a	232,040 (58%)	171,028 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State legislatures measures	a	255,922 (65%)	139,507 (35%)

1958

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	a	132,425 (51%)	125,864 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	a	183,706 (71%)	76,111 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	a	175,544 (68%)	82,428 (32%)

1956

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance	a	303,535 (80%)	75,038 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures	a	286,701 (80%)	73,143 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	a	282,447 (80%)	68,868 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	217,326 (61%)	137,448 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Constitutional wording changes	a	286,720 (82%)	62,579 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Absentee and mail voting	a	336,455 (85%)	58,318 (15%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Salaries of government officials	a	225,081 (60%)	147,607 (40%)

1954

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement; Salaries of government officials	a	168,118 (77%)	51,563 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	a	180,621 (67%)	89,448 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Absentee and mail voting	a	195,862 (81%)	44,749 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance; State judiciary	a	128,252 (59%)	87,846 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	County and municipal governance; Eminent domain policy	a	136,887 (63%)	79,978 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	a	173,375 (75%)	56,461 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	County and municipal governance	a	178,546 (78%)	50,879 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	County and municipal governance; State judiciary	a	156,551 (65%)	83,215 (35%)

1952

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	a	276,895 (74%)	97,290 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	310,808 (81%)	70,877 (19%)

1950

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State executive official measures	a	177,120 (81%)	42,329 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions	a	146,394 (64%)	81,404 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Family-related policy	a	181,070 (78%)	52,517 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative structure	a	183,511 (75%)	60,458 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Criminal trials; Jury rules	a	184,871 (77%)	55,661 (23%)
ACCQ	Amendment 6	State constitutional conventions	a	200,439 (75%)	66,998 (25%)
VR	Amendment 7	Constitutional wording changes	a	259,250 (77%)	79,120 (23%)

1948

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of government	a	202,910 (71%)	84,132 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	a	150,818 (71%)	62,031 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority; County and municipal governance	a	139,974 (57%)	103,687 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive official measures	a	162,043 (60%)	106,255 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislative processes and sessions	a	197,777 (78%)	55,997 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	a	144,996 (71%)	60,326 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative authority	a	160,800 (72%)	62,627 (28%)
VR	Amendment 8	Executive official term limits	d	117,789 (46%)	140,287 (54%)

1946

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; Eminent domain policy	a	100,687 (72%)	40,035 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	a	109,786 (75%)	35,781 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Salaries of government officials; Law enforcement	a	104,576 (72%)	40,292 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive powers and duties; State judicial selection	a	104,343 (73%)	37,628 (27%)

1944

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	d	99,371 (46%)	118,179 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure	a	130,478 (64%)	72,773 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary structure	a	97,995 (51%)	94,239 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials	a	123,340 (65%)	67,295 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	County and municipal governance	a	113,945 (63%)	66,401 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Constitutional wording changes	a	121,483 (67%)	59,183 (33%)

1942

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial selection	a	57,990 (59%)	40,855 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials	a	64,369 (60%)	43,197 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Eminent domain policy; Transportation	a	54,616 (53%)	47,686 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative processes and sessions	a	61,340 (50%)	60,143 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judiciary structure	d	38,674 (36%)	67,367 (64%)

1940

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial authority; State judicial selection	a	121,080 (62%)	73,653 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure	a	172,616 (70%)	72,371 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	a	131,330 (66%)	67,456 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial selection	d	88,890 (49%)	92,186 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State executive official measures	d	93,124 (35%)	170,581 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judiciary structure	a	117,594 (63%)	68,923 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State legislatures measures	d	73,437 (34%)	141,473 (66%)
VR	Amendment 8	Fisheries and fishing regulations; Administrative organization	d	57,220 (28%)	147,602 (72%)
VR	Amendment 9	Labor and unions	a	127,754 (64%)	70,580 (36%)

1938

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative authority; Gambling policy	d	90,805 (42%)	123,365 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure	a	92,899 (61%)	59,512 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority; Income taxes	d	79,562 (44%)	99,314 (56%)
VR	Amendment 4	Family-related policy	a	167,122 (74%)	57,369 (26%)

1936

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	a	163,087 (76%)	52,361 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions	a	161,790 (76%)	51,642 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Business regulations; State legislative authority	a	161,085 (69%)	73,012 (31%)

1934

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	96,583 (63%)	57,385 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions; Salaries of government officials	d	74,947 (43%)	101,132 (57%)

1932

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judicial term limits; Age limits for officials	a	145,436 (74%)	51,297 (26%)

1930

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State executive official measures	a	110,312 (53%)	97,059 (47%)
ACCQ	Amendment 2	State constitutional conventions	a	108,351 (54%)	93,701 (46%)

1928

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	d	82,547 (41%)	117,021 (59%)

1926

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	a	84,968 (56%)	68,098 (44%)

1924

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	a	89,237 (67%)	44,297 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy	a	92,506 (65%)	49,544 (35%)

1923

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	d	61,525 (48%)	67,094 (52%)

1922

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	a	106,577 (57%)	80,413 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative elections	a	100,004 (56%)	77,761 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive official measures	a	97,308 (56%)	75,359 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections and campaigns	a	108,458 (60%)	72,562 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Sex and gender issues; Constitutional wording changes	a	98,901 (56%)	77,374 (44%)

1920

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	d	76,367 (40%)	116,762 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials	d	58,081 (31%)	127,638 (69%)

1918

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Absentee and mail voting	a	91,494 (83%)	19,099 (17%)

1916

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol laws	d	60,440 (35%)	114,674 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	77,478 (68%)	37,100 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement officers and departments	a

1915

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes		a	33,148 (75%)	11,030 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance		a	33,492 (77%)	10,093 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Criminal sentencing; State legislative authority		a	32,580 (75%)	10,751 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Initiative and referendum process	Establishes the veto referendum process	a	33,284 (77%)	10,064 (23%)

1914

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement; Constitutional wording changes	a	62,694 (61%)	40,428 (39%)

1913

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative authority; Eminent domain policy	a	49,318 (70%)	20,861 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative vote requirements; Constitutional wording changes	a	42,732 (69%)	19,607 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary structure; State judicial authority	a	41,031 (67%)	20,507 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Suffrage	a	43,024 (69%)	19,616 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Constitutional wording changes	a	39,847 (66%)	20,744 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Constitutional wording changes	a	36,986 (68%)	17,636 (32%)

1909

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	d	89,801 (46%)	106,512 (54%)

1907

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Amendment 1	State constitutional conventions	d	32,778 (27%)	87,035 (73%)

1905

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	d	70,227 (40%)	104,286 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	d	60,607 (39%)	93,107 (61%)

1901

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	a	31,326 (59%)	21,731 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Constitutional wording changes	a	33,079 (65%)	18,156 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Constitutional wording changes; State legislative authority	a	35,705 (68%)	17,118 (32%)

1892

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial selection; State legislative authority; Constitutional wording changes	a

1890

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Constitutional wording changes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections and campaigns; Constitutional wording changes	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public economic investment policy; Banking policy	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Constitutional wording changes; State legislative authority	a

1880

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes; State judicial selection	a

1875

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Jury rules; Constitutional wording changes; State judicial authority	a

1866

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	a

Types of ballot measures in Maryland

See also: Types of ballot measures in Maryland

Citizen-initiated ballot measures

In Maryland, citizens can initiate veto referendums. In 1915, voters approved Amendment 4 to establish the veto referendum process.

Veto referendums

See also: Veto referendum

A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.

In Maryland, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 3% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.

For non-emergency bills, at least one-third of the required signatures must be filed with the secretary of state by the first of June on which the bill would have gone into effect. If this is accomplished, petitioners have until June 30 to turn in the remaining two-thirds of the required signatures.

For emergency bills or bills passed less than 45 days before June 1, referendum petitioners have until 30 days after the bill is passed by the legislature to turn in one-third of the required signatures. If this is accomplished, they have 30 more days to collect and submit the remaining two-thirds of the signatures. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.

Legislative referrals

Legislatively referred constitutional amendments

See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Maryland State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 85 votes in the Maryland House of Delegates and 29 votes in the Maryland State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Legislatively referred state statutes

See also: Legislatively referred state statute

Section 1 of Article XIX of the Maryland Constitution requires that the Maryland General Assembly submit laws expanding commercial wagering to a referendum at a general election. A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Maryland State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 71 votes in the Maryland House of Delegates and 24 votes in the Maryland State Senate, assuming no vacancies. The governor must sign the legislation within 30 days, or the measure will be certified for the ballot without the governor's signature.

Constitutional convention questions

See also: Constitutional convention question

According to Section 2 of Article XIV of the Maryland Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 20 years starting in 1970. Maryland is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.

The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:

State	Interval	Last question on the ballot	Next question on the ballot
Maryland	20 years	2010	2030

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