Maryland County Requirements to Contract Debts, Amendment 15 (1960)

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The Maryland County Requirements to Contract Debts Amendment, also known as Amendment 15, was on the November 8, 1960 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure modified the requirements for any county to contract debts or obligations by eliniating the requirements of publication of the act of the general assembly authorizing such debt or loan.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 15 (1960)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		264,326	65.59%
No		138,672	34.41%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1961-62

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1960 ballot measures
• 1960 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
• Maryland Manual, 1961-62

Footnotes

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