Maryland Exceptions to Debt Requirements, Question 4 (1982)

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The Maryland Exceptions to Debt Requirements Amendment, also known as Question 4, was on the November 2, 1982 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided exception to the requirement that debts created by the mayor and city council of Baltimore, credit extended by the mayor and city council and other acts of the mayor and city council that involved the faith and credit of Baltimore be authorized by Acts of the general assembly.

Election results

Maryland Question 4 (1982)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		351,258	61.46%
No		220,227	38.54%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be found here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1982 ballot measures
• 1982 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Referenda Elections for Maryland 1968-1990
• Archives of Maryland Online

Footnotes

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