Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition, Question 16 (1972)
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The Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition Amendment, also known as Question 16, was on the November 7, 1972 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided an optional procedure for acquisition of lands in Montgomery County by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for the construction and extension of water supply, sewerage and drainage systems.[1]
Election results
Maryland Question 16 (1972) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 378,896 | 54.25% | ||
No | 319,529 | 45.75% |
Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Text of measure
The text of the measure can be found here.
Similar measures
- Maryland Prohibit Laws Authorizing Taking Private Property, Amendment 1 (1913)
- Maryland State Roads Commission Property Acquisition, Amendment 3 (1942)
- Maryland Powers of the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission, Amendment 1 (1946)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Baltimore, Amendment 2 (1948)
- Maryland Off-Street Parking in Baltimore, Amendment 6 (1948)
- Maryland Port Development and Land Acquisition, Amendment 1 (1952)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties, Amendment 5 (1954)
- Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Baltimore County, Amendment 2 (1960)
- Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Montgomery County, Amendment 7 (1960)
- Maryland Procedure for Taking Property in Baltimore, Amendment 1 (1962)
- Maryland Procedure for Taking Property in Montgomery County, Amendment 3 (1962)
- Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Prince George's County, Amendment 6 (1966)
- Maryland Authority to Take Land in Cecil County, Amendment 11 (1966)
- Maryland Prince George's County Land Acquisition, Question 1 (1968)
- Maryland Anne Arundel County Land Acquisition, Question 2 (1968)
- Maryland Provisions for Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1974)
- Maryland Montgomery County Land Acquisition, Question 3 (1976)
- Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 20 (1976)
- Maryland Repeal Authority for Land Acquisition in Montgomery County, Question 5 (1978)
- Maryland Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County, Question 7 (1978)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Kent County, Question 12 (1978)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Wicomico County, Question 5 (1980)
- Maryland Land Acquisition in Anne Arundel County, Question 1 (1988)
- Maryland Harford County Property Issues, Question 6 (1996)
- Maryland Property for Redevelopment Purposes, Question 2 (2000)
- Maryland Eminent Domain Proceedings, Question 3 (2002)
See also
- Maryland 1972 ballot measures
- 1972 ballot measures
- List of Maryland ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland
External links
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