Maryland Changes to Filling Vacancies in the State Legislature Amendment (2024)
| Maryland Changes to Filling Vacancies in the State Legislature Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Maryland Changes to Filling Vacancies in the State Legislature Amendment was not on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.[1]
The amendment would have changed how state legislative vacancies are filled by allowing the governor-appointed legislator filling the vacancy to serve the remainder of the term if the vacancy occurs after the date 55 days before the candidate filing deadline for the seat. If the vacancy had occurred before or on the date 55 days from the candidate filing deadline, the governor would have been required to call for special primary and general elections to fill the vacancy to be held on the same date as the state's regular primary and general elections. The amendment would have also not required the special election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.[2]
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- See also: Amending the Maryland Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60% vote is required in both the Maryland State Senate and the Maryland House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Bill 29 (SB 29) on January 10, 2024. It was approved in the state Senate in a vote of 43-2 on February 27, 2024. The amendment did not receive a vote in the House before the legislature adjourned.[1]
