Maryland Fill Vacancies in the General Assembly, Amendment 2 (1936)

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The Maryland Fill Vacancies in the General Assembly Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 3, 1936 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided for the appointment of persons to fill vacancies in the general assembly by the governor, instead of calling for a special election. The measure also provided that the appointee be the same political party as the person they replaced.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 2 (1936)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		161,790	75.80%
No		51,642	24.20%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1936

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1936 ballot measures
• 1936 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
• Maryland Manual, 1936

Footnotes

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