Maryland Off-Street Parking in Baltimore, Amendment 6 (1948)

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The Maryland Off-Street Parking in Baltimore Amendment, also known as Amendment 6, 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 the purpose of creating off-street areas for storing and parking vehicles.

Election results

Maryland Amendment 6 (1948)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		144,996	70.62%
No		60,326	29.38%

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 Land Acquisition in Baltimore, Amendment 2 (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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