ELECTIONS

Question 1:
COURT OF APPEALS & SPECIAL APPEALS - RENAMING
(Chapter 82, Acts of 2021)

Changes the names of Maryland's appellate courts from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court of Maryland and from the Court of Special Appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland. Under the new law, judges serving on the Court of Appeals will be justices of the Supreme Court of Maryland and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals will be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland.

	For*	Against
Allegany Co.	13,026	5,506
Anne Arundel Co.	141,545	53,254
Baltimore City	99,690	26,473
Baltimore Co.	176,071	70,899
Calvert Co.	22,997	9,561
Caroline Co.	6,407	2,940
Carroll Co.	42,924	20,074
Cecil Co.	19,540	9,346
Charles Co.	34,915	14,060
Dorchester Co.	6,903	3,016
Frederick Co.	65,069	27,903
Garrett Co.	6,524	3,333
Harford Co.	63,260	28,539
Howard Co.	90,582	27,925
Kent Co.	5,410	1,901
Montgomery Co.	250,708	50,850
Prince George's Co.	179,191	42,944
Queen Anne's Co.	14,851	5,502
St. Mary's Co.	23,050	10,238
Somerset Co.	3,979	1,847
Talbot Co.	11,222	4,425
Washington Co.	30,090	12,004
Wicomico Co.	18,558	8,315
Worcester Co.	14,440	6,397
TOTAL	1,340,952	447,252
% of Total	74.99%	25.01%

Question 2:
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT - ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS SENATORS & DELEGATES - PLACE OF ABODE
(Chapter 808, Acts of 2021)

Adds to the eligibility requirements to serve as a senator or a delegate to the Maryland General Assembly by requiring a person to have maintained a primary place of abode in the district that the person has been chosen to represent. Under current law, a person must have resided in the district to which the person has been elected for at least six months immediately preceding the date of the person's election or, if the district has been established for less than six months prior to the date of election, as long as the district has been established. The new law requires, beginning January 1, 2024, a person must have both resided in and maintained a primary place of abode in the district for the same time periods as under current law.

	For*	Against
Allegany Co.	17,167	2,436
Anne Arundel Co.	181,306	21,645
Baltimore City	120,688	11,497
Baltimore Co.	226,591	30,825
Calvert Co.	30,816	3,628
Caroline Co.	8,455	1,312
Carroll Co.	58,633	7,584
Cecil Co.	26,458	3,873
Charles Co.	45,017	5,708
Dorchester Co.	9,018	1,312
Frederick Co.	88,468	9,843
Garrett Co.	9,003	1,414
Harford Co.	87,242	10,879
Howard Co.	112,669	11,150
Kent Co.	6,935	809
Montgomery Co.	290,493	22,833
Prince George's Co.	211,459	16,717
Queen Anne's Co.	19,150	2,129
St. Mary's Co.	31,224	3,908
Somerset Co.	5,172	865
Talbot Co.	14,606	1,821
Washington Co.	39,803	4,906
Wicomico Co.	24,834	3,519
Worcester Co.	19,312	2,486
TOTAL	1,684,519	183,099
% of Total	90.20%	9.80%

Question 3:
CIVIL JURY TRIALS
(Chapter 809, Acts of 2021)

Authorizing the General Assembly to enact legislation that limits the right to a jury trial in a civil proceeding to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000, excluding attorney's fees if attorney's fees are recoverable in the proceeding. Under current law, the amount in controversy must exceed $15,000 before a party to a proceeding may demand a jury trial. In cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed this threshold amount, a judge, rather than a jury, determines the verdict.

	For*	Against
Allegany Co.	11,252	7,659
Anne Arundel Co.	121,392	75,390
Baltimore City	81,069	47,236
Baltimore Co.	153,596	95,027
Calvert Co.	18,763	14,683
Caroline Co.	5,644	3,811
Carroll Co.	38,223	25,243
Cecil Co.	16,851	12,677
Charles Co.	28,092	21,987
Dorchester Co.	6,353	3,660
Frederick Co.	53,789	40,658
Garrett Co.	5,863	4,143
Harford Co.	56,715	38,286
Howard Co.	74,437	44,952
Kent Co.	4,877	2,573
Montgomery Co.	214,419	96,218
Prince George's Co.	140,130	78,730
Queen Anne's Co.	13,563	7,113
St. Mary's Co.	19,376	14,725
Somerset Co.	3,556	2,309
Talbot Co.	9,909	5,911
Washington Co.	25,709	17,124
Wicomico Co.	16,014	11,605
Worcester Co.	13,230	7,731
TOTAL	1,132,822	679,451
% of Total	62.51%	37.49%

Question 4:
Cannabis - Legalization of Adult Use & Possession
(Chapter 45, Acts of 2022)

Do you favor the legalization of the use of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age on or after July 1, 2023, in the State of Maryland?

	For*	Against
Allegany Co.	11,973	8,683
Anne Arundel Co.	137,461	72,579
Baltimore City	111,227	29,718
Baltimore Co.	176,358	89,073
Calvert Co.	21,640	14,301
Caroline Co.	6,154	4,112
Carroll Co.	41,499	28,334
Cecil Co.	19,435	12,349
Charles Co.	34,198	18,204
Dorchester Co.	6,575	4,267
Frederick Co.	66,991	36,210
Garrett Co.	5,394	5,528
Harford Co.	61,813	39,255
Howard Co.	84,666	42,651
Kent Co.	5,293	2,775
Montgomery Co.	238,861	91,310
Prince George's Co.	164,177	63,686
Queen Anne's Co.	13,161	9,033
St. Mary's Co.	21,182	15,184
Somerset Co.	3,712	2,620
Talbot Co.	10,459	6,598
Washington Co.	27,501	19,134
Wicomico Co.	18,313	11,226
Worcester Co.	14,118	8,742
TOTAL	1,302,161	635,572
% of Total	67.20%	32.80%

Question 5:
Circuit Court for Howard County - Judges Sitting as Orphans' Court
(Chapter 539, Acts of 2022)

Repeals county elections of Howard County orphans' court judges and requires the Howard County Circuit Court judges to sit as the orphans' court for Howard County. The current law provides for the voters of Howard County to elect three orphans' court judges. Under the amended law, a party could no longer appeal a final judgment of the Howard County Orphans Court to the Howard County Circuit Court and would instead take an appeal directly to the Court of Special Appeals.

	For*	Against
Allegany Co.	9,815	6,231
Anne Arundel Co.	112,281	61,256
Baltimore City	80,992	34,260
Baltimore Co.	145,885	74,307
Calvert Co.	17,057	11,432
Caroline Co.	4,960	3,312
Carroll Co.	33,119	22,647
Cecil Co.	15,440	9,336
Charles Co.	28,527	16,997
Dorchester Co.	5,401	3,469
Frederick Co.	46,818	31,481
Garrett Co.	4,918	3,490
Harford Co.	54,387	28,789
Howard Co.	69,863	43,503
Kent Co.	3,891	2,208
Montgomery Co.	195,248	61,991
Prince George's Co.	147,262	55,994
Queen Anne's Co.	9,967	8,110
St. Mary's Co.	17,340	12,114
Somerset Co.	3,226	2,099
Talbot Co.	7,907	5,210
Washington Co.	22,750	13,208
Wicomico Co.	13,708	9,892
Worcester Co.	11,425	6,664
TOTAL	1,062,187	528,000
% of Total	66.80%	33.20%