Qualification of questions

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    (a)    (1)    A question relating to the holding of a constitutional convention qualifies for the ballot automatically every 20 years pursuant to Article XIV, § 2 of the Maryland Constitution.

        (2)    A question relating to the adoption of a new or altered Constitution qualifies upon its adoption by a duly constituted convention pursuant to Article XIV, § 2 of the Maryland Constitution.

        (3)    An amendment to the Constitution qualifies upon its passage by the General Assembly pursuant to Article XIV, § 1 of the Maryland Constitution.

    (b)    A question on an act of the General Assembly pursuant to Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution qualifies upon the certification under Title 6 of this article, that the petition has satisfied all the requirements established by Article XVI.

    (c)    (1)    A question relating to the creation of a home rule county government qualifies upon either:

            (i)    a determination by the appropriate local authority that the applicable petition has satisfied all the requirements established by law relating to the creation of a charter board; or

            (ii)    the adoption by the governing body of a county of an enactment proposing that the county become a code county.

        (2)    A question relating to the approval of a county charter qualifies upon the adoption of a proposed charter by a charter board pursuant to the requirements prescribed by Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution.

        (3)    A question relating to the amendment of a county charter shall qualify either upon:

            (i)    the passage by the governing body of the county of a resolution proposing the amendment; or

            (ii)    a determination by the governing body of the county that a petition submitted has satisfied all the requirements established by law relating to petitions initiating charter amendments.

    (d)    A question relating to the creation of a new county or the alteration of county boundaries qualifies upon the enactment of the implementing public general law.

    (e)    A question referred to the voters as provided in an enactment of the General Assembly qualifies upon the enactment of the law calling for the question.

    (f)    (1)    A question on an enactment by a charter county qualifies pursuant to local law and § 9–205 of the Local Government Article.

        (2)    A question on an enactment by a code county qualifies pursuant to local law and §§ 9–310 through 9–313 of the Local Government Article.

    (g)    A question relating to the incorporation of a new municipal corporation qualifies upon the determination by the county governing body that the applicable petition has satisfied all the requirements established by law for that petition.

    (h)    A referendum on a question of issuance of a bond pursuant to § 9-934 of the Environment Article qualifies upon submission of the question to the appropriate local board.


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