ELECTIONS

Question 1:
MARYLAND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
(Chapter 9, Acts of 2010)

Under Article XIV, Section 2, of the Maryland Constitution the General Assembly is required to ask the voters every 20 years whether a constitutional convention should be called for the purpose of altering the Maryland Constitution.

	Yes	No*	Abstained*
Allegany Co.	9,686	8,122	4,650
Anne Arundel Co.	102,168	82,025	19,831
Baltimore City	90,869	47,013	25,866
Baltimore Co.	143,076	115,454	31,157
Calvert Co.	15,496	12,553	4,185
Caroline Co.	4,650	4,082	1,413
Carroll Co.	28,233	28,603	7,267
Cecil Co.	14,144	12,852	3,351
Charles Co.	26,275	16,090	4,864
Dorchester Co.	5,511	4,204	2,266
Frederick Co.	35,270	30,962	9,848
Garrett Co.	4,034	3,970	1,845
Harford Co.	47,532	38,507	8,937
Howard Co.	51,955	45,226	11,009
Kent Co.	3,564	3,322	1,444
Montgomery Co.	116,912	143,272	32,458
Prince George's Co.	118,822	88,188	23,488
Queen Anne's Co.	9,069	8,463	2,459
St. Mary's Co.	15,242	12,958	3,740
Somerset Co.	3,902	2,504	1,438
Talbot Co.	6,464	7,847	2,155
Washington Co.	17,860	16,497	6,564
Wicomico Co.	15,668	10,375	3,898
Worcester Co.	10,837	8,139	2,684
TOTAL	897,239	751,228	216,817
% of Total	48%	40%	12%

Question 2:
TRIAL BY JURY
(Chapter 480, Acts of 2010)

(Amends Declaration of Rights - Articles 5(a) & 23)

Authorizes the enactment of legislation to limit the right to a jury trial in a civil proceeding to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $15,000.

Under Articles 5 and 23 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, a party in a civil proceeding has a right to a jury trial where the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000. In cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed this threshold amount, a judge, rather than a jury, determines the verdict. The constitutional amendment would increase the amount-in-controversy limitation by providing that a party may not demand a jury trial in a civil proceeding unless the amount in controversy exceeds $15,000, excluding attorney's fees if attorney's fees are recoverable in the proceeding.

	For	Against
Allegany Co.	10,552	6,901
Anne Arundel Co.	119,364	63,022
Baltimore City	98,459	43,132
Baltimore Co.	163,681	91,812
Calvert Co.	17,342	10,969
Caroline Co.	5,041	3,555
Carroll Co.	34,616	21,694
Cecil Co.	15,736	11,076
Charles Co.	25,624	16,301
Dorchester Co.	6,140	3,673
Frederick Co.	41,494	24,475
Garrett Co.	4,520	3,426
Harford Co.	52,846	33,071
Howard Co.	64,858	31,875
Kent Co.	4,374	2,497
Montgomery Co.	181,571	80,161
Prince George's Co.	143,363	63,974
Queen Anne's Co.	10,720	6,673
St. Mary's Co.	17,495	10,755
Somerset Co.	3,909	2,463
Talbot Co.	8,852	5,300
Washington Co.	20,202	13,494
Wicomico Co.	16,676	9,297
Worcester Co.	12,150	6,799
TOTAL	1,079,585	566,395
% of Total	66%	34%

Question 3:
QUALIFICATIONS FOR BALTIMORE CITY ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES
(Chapter 481, Acts of 2010)

Requires judges of the Orphans' Court in Baltimore City to be members in good standing of the Maryland Bar who are admitted to practice law in Maryland.

Under the Maryland Constitution, the voters of each county and Baltimore City elect three judges to the Orphans'Court of their respective jurisdictions, with the exception of Montgomery and Harford counties, where circuit court judges sit as the Orphans'Court. The judges must be citizens of the State and residents, for the preceding 12 months, in the city or county in which they are elected. The constitutional amendment would add an additional eligibility requirement for judges of the Orphans’ Court in Baltimore City, requiring them to be members in good standing of the Maryland Bar who are admitted to practice law in Maryland.

	For	Against
Allegany Co.	12,902	4,379
Anne Arundel Co.	148,403	28,566
Baltimore City	124,524	17,215
Baltimore Co.	209,105	45,467
Calvert Co.	21,267	6,186
Caroline Co.	6,112	2,115
Carroll Co.	44,058	12,333
Cecil Co.	19,619	6,077
Charles Co.	33,797	7,400
Dorchester Co.	7,131	2,290
Frederick Co.	52,840	12,798
Garrett Co.	5,538	2,208
Harford Co.	70,626	15,127
Howard Co.	78,326	18,086
Kent Co.	5,052	1,644
Montgomery Co.	214,744	33,915
Prince George's Co.	187,432	19,945
Queen Anne's Co.	13,205	3,790
St. Mary's Co.	20,946	6,666
Somerset Co.	4,645	1,616
Talbot Co.	10,442	3,152
Washington Co.	24,668	7,942
Wicomico Co.	19,886	4,756
Worcester Co.	14,789	3,927
TOTAL	1,350,057	267,600
% of Total	83%	17%