Maryland General Assembly Compensation, Question 5 (1976)

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The Maryland General Assembly Compensation Amendment, also known as Question 5, was on the November 2, 1976 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that all members of the general assembly shall receive equal rates of compensation and pensions, except for officers of the Senate and the House of Delegates.[1]

Election results

Maryland Question 5 (1976)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 416,207 51.93%
No385,30548.07%

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

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be found here.

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