Maryland Limit Sessions of the General Assembly, Amendment 7 (1940)

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The Maryland Limit Sessions of the General Assembly Amendment, also known as Amendment 7, was on the November 5, 1940 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have limited regular sessions of the general assembly to 90 days and the compensation of members to $750.00 a year.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 7 (1940)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		141,473	65.83%
Yes		73,437	34.17%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1940-41

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1940 ballot measures
• 1940 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
• Maryland Manual, 1940-41

Footnotes

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