Maryland Voting Requirements, Amendment 1 (1801)

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The Maryland Voting Requirements Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was voted on by the Maryland General Assembly in 1801, where it was approved. The measure required voters to be twenty one years of age, to be white males and to have established residency twelve months prior to the election.

Election results

Prior to 1864, amendments to the Maryland Constitution were decided by the general assembly, rather than by voters. The 1776 Constitution required that an act to amend the constitution, after being passed in one session, had to then be confirmed by an act at the following session of the general assembly.

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Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

Similar measures

• Maryland Voter Requirements, Amendment 3 (1809) a

See also

Suggest a link

• 1801 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• Amendments to Maryland Constitutions