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§ 7-102. Qualification of questions

MD Elec Law Code § 7-102 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

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§ 7-102. Qualification of questions