Maryland Election Law Section 7-101

Article - Election Law

§ 7-101.

      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 Article 25A, § 8 of the Code or a code county pursuant to Article 25B, § 10 of the Code;

            (8)      a question relating to the incorporation of a new municipality pursuant to Article 23A, § 21 of the Code;

            (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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