Maryland Requirements for a Balanced Budget, Question 3 (1974)

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The Maryland Requirements for a Balanced Budget Amendment, also known as Question 3, was on the November 5, 1974 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure imposed requirements for a balanced budget. The measure required that the budget bill as submitted by the governor, supplemented by the governor and amended by the general assembly contain appropriations not in excess of total estimated revenues.

Election results

Maryland Question 3 (1974)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		271,061	72.79%
No		101,315	27.21%

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 1974 ballot measures
• 1974 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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