Maryland 1972 ballot measures

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Eighteen statewide ballot measures were on the November 7, 1972 ballot in Maryland.

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

On the ballot

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Legislatures	Establishes number of senators and delegates in the general assembly	a
LRCA	Question 2	Lottery	Provides an exception to the prohibition of lotteries for those operated by the state	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional rights	States that equality of rights shall not be denied because of sex	a
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutions	Allows more than one amendment on a single bill	a
LRCA	Question 5	Suffrage	Regulates the right to vote for certain criminals	a
LRCA	Question 6	Legislature	Creates a "consent calendar" permitting bills to be read as a single group	a
LRCA	Question 7	Term limits	Exempts local board of education from four year term limits	a
LRCA	Question 8	Local gov't	Provides a summary of laws proposed for enactment in a charter county	a
LRCA	Question 9	Taxes	Requires that a tax to pay of state debt not be collected if funds can be appropriated from the state budget	a
LRCA	Question 10	Gov't Finances	Reduces items in the Budget Bill pertaining to the judiciary department	a
LRCA	Question 11	Judiciary	Creates provisions for the Harford County Orphans' and Circuit Courts	a
LRCA	Question 12	Local gov't	Allows the Mayor to make loans to improve properties in Baltimore	a
LRCA	Question 13	Local gov't	Provides that clerks in Washington County are appointed and removed based on merit	a
LRCA	Question 14	Suffrage	Deletes obsolete language from the description of those allowed to vote	a
LRCA	Question 15	Local gov't	Permits members of the Baltimore County Council to be elected by voters in each district	a
LRCA	Question 16	Eminent domain	Allows Montgomery County lands to be acquired by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission	a
LRCA	Question 17	Local gov't	Abolishes the office of the surveyor in several counties	a
VR	Question 18	Education	Establishes a state scholarship for private school students	d

See also

• List of Maryland ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures

External links

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