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§ 7-102. Qualification of questions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Questions
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Election Law, § 7-102
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 7-102
§ 7-102. Qualification of questions
Currentness
Constitutional conventions and amendments
(a)(1) A question relating to the holding of a constitutional convention qualifies for the ballot automatically every 20 years pursuant to Article XIV, § 2 of the Maryland Constitution.
(2) A question relating to the adoption of a new or altered Constitution qualifies upon its adoption by a duly constituted convention pursuant to Article XIV, § 2 of the Maryland Constitution.
(3) An amendment to the Constitution qualifies upon its passage by the General Assembly pursuant to Article XIV, § 1 of the Maryland Constitution.
Acts of the General Assembly
(b) A question on an act of the General Assembly pursuant to Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution qualifies upon the certification under Title 6 of this article, that the petition has satisfied all the requirements established by Article XVI.
Home rule county governments or county charters
(c)(1) A question relating to the creation of a home rule county government qualifies upon either:
(i) a determination by the appropriate local authority that the applicable petition has satisfied all the requirements established by law relating to the creation of a charter board; or
(ii) the adoption by the governing body of a county of an enactment proposing that the county become a code county.
(2) A question relating to the approval of a county charter qualifies upon the adoption of a proposed charter by a charter board pursuant to the requirements prescribed by Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution.
(3) A question relating to the amendment of a county charter shall qualify either upon:
(i) the passage by the governing body of the county of a resolution proposing the amendment; or
(ii) a determination by the governing body of the county that a petition submitted has satisfied all the requirements established by law relating to petitions initiating charter amendments.
Creation of a new county or alteration of county boundaries
(d) A question relating to the creation of a new county or the alteration of county boundaries qualifies upon the enactment of the implementing public general law.
Questions referred by the General Assembly
(e) A question referred to the voters as provided in an enactment of the General Assembly qualifies upon the enactment of the law calling for the question.
Charter or code county enactments
(f)(1) A question on an enactment by a charter county qualifies pursuant to local law and § 9-205 of the Local Government Article.
(2) A question on an enactment by a code county qualifies pursuant to local law and §§ 9-310 through 9-313 of the Local Government Article.
Incorporation of a new municipal corporation
(g) A question relating to the incorporation of a new municipal corporation qualifies upon the determination by the county governing body that the applicable petition has satisfied all the requirements established by law for that petition.
Issuance of bonds
(h) A referendum on a question of issuance of a bond pursuant to § 9-934 of the Environment Article qualifies upon submission of the question to the appropriate local board.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 7-102, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 7-102 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2013, c. 136, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
Formerly Art. 33, § 7-102.
MD Code, Election Law, § 7-102, MD ELEC LAW § 7-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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