Maryland Changes to Lieutenant Governor Elections Amendment (2022)
Maryland Changes to Lieutenant Governor Elections Amendment | |
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Election date November 8, 2022 | |
Topic State executive official measures | |
Status Not on the ballot | |
Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Maryland Changes to Lieutenant Governor Elections Amendment was not on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
The measure would have amended the Maryland Constitution to require candidates for governor to designate a lieutenant governor within 21 days after the primary election. Candidates seeking a nomination for governor outside of a primary election would have been required to designate a lieutenant governor at the time of filing. For the primary election, a candidate for governor would have been listed without a candidate for lieutenant governor on the ballot.[2]
Text of measure
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The full text of the amendment can be found here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maryland Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60% supermajority vote is required in both the Maryland State Senate and the Maryland House of Representatives.
The amendment was introduced as House Bill 707 on January 31, 2022. The state House passed HB 707 by a vote of 93-36 on March 18, 2022. The Senate did not vote on the bill before the session adjourned.[1]
Vote in the Maryland House of Representatives | |||
Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 85 ![]() | |||
Yes | No | Not voting | |
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Total | 93 | 36 | 12 |
Total percent | 65.96% | 25.53% | 8.51% |
Democrat | 93 | 0 | 6 |
Republican | 0 | 36 | 6 |
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State of Maryland Annapolis (capital) |
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