Maryland Land Acquisition in Baltimore, Amendment 2 (1948)

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The Maryland Land Acquisition in Baltimore Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 2, 1948 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized the mayor and city council of Baltimore to acquire property of any kind for redevelopment and also to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of said property regardless of whether or not it has been altered or improved, to any private or public corporation or other legal entity.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 2 (1948)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		150,818	70.86%
No		62,031	29.14%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1950

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

Similar measures

• Maryland Prohibit Laws Authorizing Taking Private Property, Amendment 1 (1913) a
• Maryland State Roads Commission Property Acquisition, Amendment 3 (1942) a
• Maryland Powers of the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission, Amendment 1 (1946) a
• Maryland Off-Street Parking in Baltimore, Amendment 6 (1948) a
• Maryland Port Development and Land Acquisition, Amendment 1 (1952) a
• Maryland Land Acquisition in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties, Amendment 5 (1954) a
• Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Baltimore County, Amendment 2 (1960) a
• Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Montgomery County, Amendment 7 (1960) a
• Maryland Procedure for Taking Property in Baltimore, Amendment 1 (1962) a
• Maryland Procedure for Taking Property in Montgomery County, Amendment 3 (1962) a
• Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Prince George's County, Amendment 6 (1966) a
• Maryland Authority to Take Land in Cecil County, Amendment 11 (1966) a
• Maryland Prince George's County Land Acquisition, Question 1 (1968) d
• Maryland Anne Arundel County Land Acquisition, Question 2 (1968) d
• Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition, Question 16 (1972) a
• Maryland Provisions for Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1974) d
• Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition, Question 3 (1976) d
• Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 20 (1976) d
• Maryland Repeal Authority for Land Acquisition in Montgomery County, Question 5 (1978) a
• Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 7 (1978) d
• Maryland Land Acquisition in Kent County, Question 12 (1978) d
• Maryland Land Acquisition in Wicomico County, Question 5 (1980) d
• Maryland Land Acquisition in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1988) d
• Maryland Harford County Property Issues, Question 6 (1996) d
• Maryland Property for Redevelopment Purposes, Question 2 (2000) d
• Maryland Eminent Domain Proceedings, Question 3 (2002) a

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1948 ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
• Maryland Manual, 1950

Footnotes

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