Laws governing ballot measures in Maryland
Citizens of Maryland have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The Maryland General Assembly may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred state statutes. A 60% vote in both chambers during one legislative session is required to refer amendments to the ballot, while a simple majority in each chamber during one legislative session is required to refer statutes to the ballot. Statutes are subject to the signature of the governor, however, if the governor takes no action within 30 days, the statute will appear on the ballot without the governor's signature.
The Maryland Constitution requires a constitutional convention question automatically appear on the ballot every 20 years.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing recall in Maryland
- Amending the Maryland Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Maryland
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Maryland
- Campaign finance requirements for Maryland ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
See also
- Laws governing ballot measures
- Types of ballot measures in Maryland
- List of Maryland ballot measures
