Maryland Sessions of the General Assembly, Amendment 5 (1948)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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The Maryland Sessions of the General Assembly Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 2, 1948 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided for annual sessions of the general assembly.[1][2]

## Election results[edit]

Maryland Amendment 5 (1948)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  197,777|  77.93%
No| 55,997| 22.07%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1950

## Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

## See also[edit]

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* Maryland 1948 ballot measures
* 1948 ballot measures
* List of Maryland ballot measures
* History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

## External links[edit]

* Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
* Maryland Manual, 1950

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Amendments to Maryland Constitutions," accessed June 23, 2014
2. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Maryland Manual, 1950," accessed June 23, 2014

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