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

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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]

Suggest a link

• 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]

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