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Maryland Deadline for Selecting Lieutenant Governor Running Mate Amendment (2024)
| Maryland Deadline for Selecting Lieutenant Governor Running Mate Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Maryland Deadline for Selecting Lieutenant Governor Running Mate Amendment was not on the ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2024.[1]
The amendment would have required candidates running for governor in a primary election to pick a lieutenant governor candidate within two days after the primary election results were certified.[1]
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- See also: Amending the Maryland Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Maryland State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 85 votes in the Maryland House of Delegates and 29 votes in the Maryland State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Bill 372 on January 17, 2024. On February 15, 2024, the state Senate passed SB 372 in a vote of 40-6. The amendment did not receive a vote in the House before the legislature adjourned.[1]
| Vote in the Maryland State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 29  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 40 | 6 | 1 |
| Total percent | 85.10% | 12.77% | 2.13% |
| Democrat | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 7 | 6 | 0 |
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