Maryland Land Acquisition in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1988)

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The Maryland Land Acquisition in Anne Arundel County Amendment, also known as Question 1, was on the November 8, 1988 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have allowed Anne Arundel County to take land for public use before a jury's determination of compensation for the property. The measure would have required that the owner be paid based on a property value determined by an appraiser, but that additional payment would be paid of a jury so awards.[1]

Election results

Maryland Question 1 (1988)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No653,21564.17%
Yes 364,682 35.83%

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

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The text of the measure can be found here.

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