Maryland Amend Provision for Imprisonment for Debt, Amendment 5 (1962)

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The Maryland Amend Provision for Imprisonment for Debt Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 6, 1962 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure amended the provision concerning imprisonment for debt to provide that support of an illegitimate child or children shall not constitute a debt within the meaning of the imprisonment for debt section.[1][2]

Election results

Maryland Amendment 5 (1962)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 280,651 82.55%
No59,32917.45%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1963-64

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The text of the measure can be read here.

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  1. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Amendments to Maryland Constitutions," accessed June 25, 2014
  2. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Maryland Manual, 1963-64," accessed June 25, 2014
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