Md. Code, Election Law § 7-101
This is the official text of Md. Code, Election Law § 7-101, part of Maryland’s Code, Election Law — governs how elections are conducted.
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§7–101.
Official statutory text
This title applies to the following types of ballot questions:
(1) a question relating to:
(i) the creation or adoption of a new Constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention; or
(ii) an amendment pursuant to Article XIV of the Maryland Constitution;
(2) referral of an enactment of the General Assembly pursuant to Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution;
(3) a question pursuant to Article XI–A of the Maryland Constitution relating to:
(i) the creation of a charter home rule county government;
(ii) the approval of a county charter; or
(iii) the amendment of a county charter;
(4) a question relating to the creation of a code home rule county government pursuant to Article XI–F of the Maryland Constitution;
(5) a question relating to the alteration of county boundaries or the creation of a new county pursuant to Article XIII of the Maryland Constitution;
(6) a question referred to the voters pursuant to an enactment of the General Assembly;
(7) a question on an enactment of a charter county pursuant to § 9–205 of the Local Government Article or a code county pursuant to §§ 9–310 through 9–313 of the Local Government Article;
(8) a question relating to the incorporation of a new municipality pursuant to § 4–204 of the Local Government Article;
(9) a question on the issuance of a bond pursuant to § 9–934 of the Environment Article; and
(10) any other question that will be voted on in an election conducted pursuant to this article.
(1) a question relating to:
(i) the creation or adoption of a new Constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention; or
(ii) an amendment pursuant to Article XIV of the Maryland Constitution;
(2) referral of an enactment of the General Assembly pursuant to Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution;
(3) a question pursuant to Article XI–A of the Maryland Constitution relating to:
(i) the creation of a charter home rule county government;
(ii) the approval of a county charter; or
(iii) the amendment of a county charter;
(4) a question relating to the creation of a code home rule county government pursuant to Article XI–F of the Maryland Constitution;
(5) a question relating to the alteration of county boundaries or the creation of a new county pursuant to Article XIII of the Maryland Constitution;
(6) a question referred to the voters pursuant to an enactment of the General Assembly;
(7) a question on an enactment of a charter county pursuant to § 9–205 of the Local Government Article or a code county pursuant to §§ 9–310 through 9–313 of the Local Government Article;
(8) a question relating to the incorporation of a new municipality pursuant to § 4–204 of the Local Government Article;
(9) a question on the issuance of a bond pursuant to § 9–934 of the Environment Article; and
(10) any other question that will be voted on in an election conducted pursuant to this article.
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