Maryland Mandate for Budget Allocations, Question 6 (1978)

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The Maryland Mandate for Budget Allocations Amendment, also known as Question 6, was on the November 7, 1978 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure authorized the general assembly to enact laws to mandate the governor to provide for the funding of specified programs.

Election results

Maryland Question 6 (1978)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		296,737	55.43%
No		238,617	44.57%

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

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be found here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1978 ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Referenda Elections for Maryland 1968-1990
• Archives of Maryland Online

Footnotes

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