Maryland Appointment of Judges, Question 3 (1970)

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The Maryland Appointment of Judges Amendment, also known as Question 3, was on the November 3, 1970 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have allowed the governor to appoint judges to the Court of Appeals, intermediate courts of appeal, Cicuit Courts and the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city. The measure also would have required that all hearings and deliberations on the confirmation of candidates be public.

Election results

Maryland Question 3 (1970)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		272,232	51.47%
Yes		256,688	48.53%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be found here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1970 ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Referenda Elections for Maryland 1968-1990

Footnotes

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