Maryland 1970 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot measures were on the November 3, 1970 ballot in Maryland.

• Ten of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• Eight of the measures were approved.
• Three of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State exec	Creates executive official positions and qualifications	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Creates provisions for judicial appointments, powers and duties	a
LRCA	Question 3	Judiciary	Provides for method of judge appointments	d
LRCA	Question 4	Legislature	Sets a maximum session length for the General Assembly	a
LRCA	Question 5	Legislature	Establishes membership of the General Assembly and legislative districts	a
LRCA	Question 6	Elections	Changes residency requirements for elections	a
LRCA	Question 7	State exec	Allows the governor to reorganize the executive branch	a
LRCA	Question 8	Local gov't	Provides counties with an alternate procedure to submit the question of adopting a charter form of government	a
LRCA	Question 9	Religion	Provides for religious freedom in governmental and public school institutions	a
ABR	Question 10	ConCon	Calls for a Constitutional convention	d
VR	Question 11	Admin of gov't	Creates a Community Development Administration to coordinate development efforts and resources	d

See also

• List of Maryland ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures

External links

• Referenda Elections for Maryland 1968-1990
• Maryland Department of Legislative Services
• Archives of Maryland Online