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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 9-211

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Questions to be voted upon shall be placed on the ballot in the following order:

(1) those relating to the creation or adoption of a new State Constitution;

(2) those proposing amendments to the Maryland Constitution;

(3) those relating to other enactments of the General Assembly;

(4) those relating to the creation or adoption of, or the amendment or other change in, the charter of a county;

(5) those relating to other enactments by the governing body of a county; and

(6) other questions.

(b) The numbering of questions on a ballot shall be as provided in Title 7 of this article.