Maryland Municipal Corporations, Amendment 7 (1954)

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The Maryland Municipal Corporations Amendment, also known as Amendment 7, was on the November 2, 1954 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure prohibited the general assembly from enacting local laws relating to municipalities not authorized to have a charter form of government with certain exceptions. The measure also conferred powers of charter amendment and home rule upon such municipal corporations.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 7 (1954)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		178,546	77.82%
No		50,879	22.18%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1955-56

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1954 ballot measures
• 1954 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
• Maryland Manual, 1955-56

Footnotes

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