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Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 7 (1978)
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The Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County Amendment, also known as Question 7, was on the November 7, 1978 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have allowed the Anne Arundel County Council to take land not improved with buildings upon payment to the owner.[1]
Election results
Maryland Question 7 (1978) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 242,156 | 54.74% | ||
Yes | 200,220 | 45.26% |
Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Text of measure
The text of the measure can be found here.
Similar measures
- Maryland Prohibit Laws Authorizing Taking Private Property, Amendment 1 (1913)
- Maryland State Roads Commission Property Acquisition, Amendment 3 (1942)
- Maryland Powers of the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission, Amendment 1 (1946)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Baltimore, Amendment 2 (1948)
- Maryland Off-Street Parking in Baltimore, Amendment 6 (1948)
- Maryland Port Development and Land Acquisition, Amendment 1 (1952)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties, Amendment 5 (1954)
- Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Baltimore County, Amendment 2 (1960)
- Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Montgomery County, Amendment 7 (1960)
- Maryland Procedure for Taking Property in Baltimore, Amendment 1 (1962)
- Maryland Procedure for Taking Property in Montgomery County, Amendment 3 (1962)
- Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Prince George's County, Amendment 6 (1966)
- Maryland Authority to Take Land in Cecil County, Amendment 11 (1966)
- Maryland Prince George's County Land Acquisition, Question 1 (1968)
- Maryland Anne Arundel County Land Acquisition, Question 2 (1968)
- Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition, Question 16 (1972)
- Maryland Provisions for Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1974)
- Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition, Question 3 (1976)
- Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 20 (1976)
- Maryland Repeal Authority for Land Acquisition in Montgomery County, Question 5 (1978)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Kent County, Question 12 (1978)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Wicomico County, Question 5 (1980)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1988)
- Maryland Harford County Property Issues, Question 6 (1996)
- Maryland Property for Redevelopment Purposes, Question 2 (2000)
- Maryland Eminent Domain Proceedings, Question 3 (2002)
See also
- Maryland 1978 ballot measures
- 1978 ballot measures
- List of Maryland ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland
External links
Footnotes
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