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Maryland Enactment of Legislation in Counties, Amendment 1 (1956)

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The Maryland Enactment of Legislation in Counties Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 6, 1956 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized County Councils of charter counties to sit for the enactment of legislation for no longer than forty-five days, which need not be consecutive.[1][2]

Election results

Maryland Amendment 1 (1956)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 303,535 80.18%
No75,03819.82%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1957-58

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

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  1. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Amendments to Maryland Constitutions," accessed June 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Maryland Manual, 1957-58," accessed June 24, 2014
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