Maryland 1940 ballot measures

1942 →

← 1938

Nine statewide ballot measures were on the November 5, 1940 ballot in Maryland.

• Seven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two of the measures were veto referendums.
• Five of the measures were approved.
• Four of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Provides for the appointment of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Establishes Peoples Courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Removes the exemption of salaries of judges and other public officers from income tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Sets residential qualifications for Associate Judges of the Third Judicial Circuit	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	State exec	Prohibits the governor from succeeding himself for a term directly following the term for which he was elected	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Adds a judge to the seventh judicial circuit	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Legislature	Limits session of the General Assembly to 90 days	d
VR	Amendment 8	Agriculture	Provides for the creation of the Commission of Fisheries	d
VR	Amendment 9	Labor	Provides for appointment of members and terms of office for the State Industrial Accident Commission	a

See also

• List of Maryland ballot measures
• 1940 ballot measures

External links

• Archives of Maryland
• Maryland Manual
• Maryland Department of Legislative Services