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SENATE BILL 888
G1, P5 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 6lr3476
By: Senators Lam and Ellis
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress 2
FOR the purpose of clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the 3
election of memb ers of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; 4
authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme 5
Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting of the State; altering 6
districts for the election of Represen tatives in Congress for certain elections; and 7
generally relating to election districts. 8
BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution 9
Article III – Legislative Department 10
Section 4 11
BY proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution 12
Article III – Legislative Department 13
Section 62 14
BY proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution 15
Article XVIII – Provisions of Limited Duration 16
Section 6 17
BY repealing 18
Article – Election Law 19
Section 8–702 through 8–709 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 22
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND , 23
(Three–fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring), That it be 24
proposed that the Maryland Constitution read as follows: 25
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Article III – Legislative Department 1
4. 2
Each legislative district FOR THE ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE SENATE AND 3
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES shall consist of adjoining territory, be compact 4
in form, and of substantially equal population. Due regard shall be given to natural 5
boundaries and the boundaries of political subdivisions. 6
62. 7
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL HAVE T HE POWER TO GRANT OR IGINAL 8
JURISDICTION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND TO REVIEW TH E 9
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTING OF THE STATE. 10
Article XVIII – Provisions of Limited Duration 11
6. 12
(A) (1) THIS SECTION SHALL AP PLY ONLY TO ELECTION S FOR THE 13
STATE’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS THAT ARE HELD AFTER THE STATEWIDE 14
GENERAL ELECTION HEL D IN 2026 AND BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE O F 15
LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING DIS TRICTS FOR THE ELECT ION OF THE STATE’S 16
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS FOLLOWING THE 2030 DECENNIAL CENSUS. 17
(2) THIS SECTION TEMPORAR ILY IS PART OF ARTICLE III – 18
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, SECTION 49 OF THE CONSTITUTION. 19
(3) THIS SECTIO N SHALL EXPIRE ON TH E EFFECTIVE DATE OF 20
LEGISLATION ESTABLIS HING DISTRICTS FOR T HE ELECTION OF THE STATE’S 21
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS FOLLOWING THE 2030 DECENNIAL CENSUS. 22
(B) THE STATE IS DIVIDED INTO EIGHT DISTRICTS FOR THE ELECTION OF 23
THE STATE’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. 24
(C) (1) THE DESCRIPTIONS OF C ONGRESSIONAL DISTRIC TS IN THIS 25
SECTION INCLUDE THE REFERENCES INDICATED. 26
(2) (I) THE REFERENCES TO: 27
1. ELECTION DISTRICTS AN D WARDS ARE TO THE 28
GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE ELECTION DISTRICTS AND WARDS AS THEY 29
EXISTED ON JANUARY 13, 2026; AND 30
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2. PRECINCTS ARE TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL 1
BOUNDARIES OF THE PRECINCTS AS THEY EXISTED ON JANUARY 13, 2026, AND AS 2
REVIEWED AND CORRECTED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING. 3
(II) WHERE PRECINCTS ARE SPLIT BETWEEN CO NGRESSIONAL 4
DISTRICTS, CENSUS TRACT AND BLO CK NUMBERS, AS INDICATED IN P.L. 94–171 5
DATA OR SHOWN ON THE P.L. 94–171 CENSUS BLOCK MAPS PROVIDED BY THE U.S. 6
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AND REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION, ARE USED TO DEFINE 7
THE BOUNDARIES OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. 8
(D) (1) THE FIRST CONGRESSION AL DISTRICT CONSISTS OF THE 9
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 10
(I) CAROLINE COUNTY; 11
(II) DORCHESTER COUNTY; 12
(III) KENT COUNTY; 13
(IV) QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY; 14
(V) SOMERSET COUNTY; 15
(VI) TALBOT COUNTY; 16
(VII) WICOMICO COUNTY; AND 17
(VIII) WORCESTER COUNTY. 18
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF ANNE 19
ARUNDEL COUNTY: 20
(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 4; 21
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 5, 6, 19 THROUGH 25, 98, 22
AND 99; 23
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 1, 4, 9, 21, 23, AND 24; 24
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 1, 2, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 25
26, 28, 30, 32, AND 35 THROUGH 37; 26
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 10, 12 27
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THROUGH 16, 18 THROUGH 23, AND 25 THROUGH 35; 1
(VI) ELECTION DISTRICT 7, PRECINCTS 17, 18, 20, 24, AND 99; 2
(VII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCT 7 THAT 3
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 7512.00, BLOCKS 2034 THROUGH 2036 AND 2039 4
THROUGH 2041; 5
(VIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCT 9 THAT 6
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 7
1. CENSUS TRACT 7508.01, BLOCKS 4010, 4018, 4019, 8
AND 4025 THROUGH 4030; AND 9
2. CENSUS TRACT 9800.00, BLOCKS 1010 THROUGH 10
1015, 1017, 1018, AND 1020; 11
(IX) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 7 THAT 12
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 13
1. CENSUS TRACT 7402.04, BLOCKS 2000 AND 2001; 14
2. CENSUS TRACT 7509.00, BLOCKS 3032 THROUGH 15
3035; AND 16
3. CENSUS TRACT 7514.00, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 17
2009, 2011 THROUGH 2031, 2036, 2040, 2046, AND 2047; 18
(X) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 17 THAT 19
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 7410.00, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 2010, 2020, AND 20
2021; 21
(XI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 23 THAT 22
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 7308.00, BLOCKS 1015 THROUGH 1019 AND 1021 23
THROUGH 1036; 24
(XII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 27 THAT 25
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 7311.06, BLOCK 2006; 26
(XIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCT 24 THAT 27
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 28
1. CENSUS TRACT 7026.02, BLOCKS 1003, 1004, 1006 29
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THROUGH 1063, 3011 THROUGH 3019, AND 3021; AND 1
2. CENSUS TRACT 9900.00, BLOCKS 25, 29, 30, AND 46; 2
(XIV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 7, PRECINCT 13 THAT 3
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 7517.00, BLOCKS 1022, 1024, 1026, AND 1027; AND 4
(XV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 7, PRECINCT 15 THAT 5
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 6
1. CENSUS TRACT 7022.04, BLOCK 1000; AND 7
2. CENSUS TRACT 7022.05, BLOCKS 1000, 1006 8
THROUGH 1008, 2016, 3000, 3002, AND 3005. 9
(3) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 10
HOWARD COUNTY: 11
(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 6; 12
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 3, 6 13
THROUGH 9, 12 THROUGH 18, AND 21; AND 14
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 5, 6, AND 20. 15
(E) (1) THE SECOND CONGRESSIO NAL DISTRI CT CONSISTS OF THE 16
FOLLOWING PARTS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY: 17
(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 3; 18
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 4, 8, AND 10 19
THROUGH 18; 20
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 THROUGH 21
16, 18 THROUGH 20, AND 22; 22
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 3 THROUGH 16, 19, 21, 23
24, 29, 31, 33, AND 34; 24
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCTS 11 AND 17; 25
(VI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCT 7 THAT 26
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 27
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1. CENSUS TRACT 7503.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1
1013, 2000 THROUGH 2011, AND 2014 THROUGH 2016; AND 2
2. CENSUS TRACT 7512.00, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 3
2009, 2011 THROUGH 2015, 2023, 2024, 2030 THROUGH 2033, 2042, AND 2043; 4
(VII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCT 9 THAT 5
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 6
1. CENSUS TRACT 7508.01, BLOCKS 1007 THROUGH 7
1010, 3009, 3010, 3012 THROUGH 3019, 4000 THROUGH 4009, 4011 THROUGH 4017, 8
4020 THROUGH 4024, AND 4031; AND 9
2. CENSUS TRACT 9800.00, BLOCKS 1001, 1002, 1008, 10
AND 1016; 11
(VIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 7 THAT 12
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 13
1. CENSUS TRACT 7304.01, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 14
2010, 2012, AND 3000 THROUGH 3023; 15
2. CENSUS TRACT 7402.05, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 16
1004; 17
3. CENSUS TRACT 7509.00, BLOCKS 2026, 2036, 2037, 18
2045 THROUGH 2049, 2056, 2057, 3009 THROUGH 3011, 3014, 3029 THROUGH 3031, 19
AND 3036; AND 20
4. CENSUS TRACT 7514.00, BLOCK 2010; 21
(IX) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 17 THAT 22
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 23
1. CENSUS TRACT 7305.10, BLOCKS 2005 AND 2008 24
THROUGH 2012; 25
2. CENSUS TRACT 7305.12, BLOCKS 1002 THROUGH 26
1004 AND 1006; 27
3. CENSUS TRACT 7305.13, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 28
1003 AND 2000 THROUGH 2010; AND 29
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4. CENSUS TRACT 7305.14, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1
1011 AND 2000 THROUGH 2005; 2
(X) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 23 THAT 3
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 7308.00, BLOCKS 1002 AND 1005 THROUGH 1013; AND 4
(XI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 27 THAT 5
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 6
1. CENSUS TRACT 7311.06, BLOCKS 1000, 1002, 1003, 7
2002 THROUGH 2005, AND 2013; AND 8
2. CENSUS TRACT 7311.07, BLOCKS 2013, 2017, AND 9
2018. 10
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 11
BALTIMORE CITY: 12
(I) WARDS 1, 2, 23, AND 24; 13
(II) WARD 3, PRECINCT 3; 14
(III) WARD 6, PRECINCT 5; 15
(IV) WARD 25, PRECINCTS 5 THROUGH 16; 16
(V) WARD 26, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 14 AND 34; AND 17
(VI) THAT PART OF WARD 21, PRECINCT 4 THAT CONSISTS OF 18
CENSUS TRACT 2101.00, BLOCK 1039. 19
(3) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES TH E FOLLOWING PARTS OF 20
BALTIMORE COUNTY: 21
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 12 AND 15; 22
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 2 THROUGH 4, 10 23
THROUGH 15, 17, 18, 20, AND 22; 24
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 8, 11 THROUGH 14, 16 25
THROUGH 18, 20, 24, 25, 30, AND 32; 26
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(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 11, PRECINCT 24; AND 1
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCTS 2 THROUGH 9. 2
(4) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 3
HARFORD COUNTY: 4
(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 6; 5
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 3, 5, AND 10 6
THROUGH 22; 7
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 3 THROUGH 10; 8
(IV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 1 THAT 9
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 3022.00, BLOCK 2034; 10
(V) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 2 THAT 11
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 3022.00, BLOCK 2019; AND 12
(VI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 3, PRECINCT 9 THAT 13
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 3034.00, BLOCKS 2011 AND 2012. 14
(F) (1) THE THIRD CONGRESSION AL DISTRICT CONSISTS OF CECIL 15
COUNTY. 16
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO IN CLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 17
BALTIMORE CITY: 18
(I) WARD 13, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 4 AND 12; 19
(II) WARD 27, PRECINCTS 38 THROUGH 47, 49, 50, 62 THROUGH 20
67, AND 69; 21
(III) THAT PART OF WARD 12, PRECINCT 1 THAT CONSISTS OF 22
THE FOLLOWING: 23
1. CENSUS TRACT 1201.00, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 24
2007, 3000 THROUGH 3002, 4000, AND 4001; AND 25
2. CENSUS TRACT 2711.02, BLOCK 1028; 26
(IV) THAT PART OF WARD 12, PRECINCT 4 THAT CONSISTS OF 27
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CENSUS TRACT 1201.00, BLOCK 4002; 1
(V) THAT PART OF WARD 27, PRECINCT 34 THAT CONSISTS OF 2
CENSUS TRACT 2712.00, BLOCKS 3009 THROUGH 3011 AND 3014 THROUGH 3020; 3
(VI) THAT PART OF WARD 27, PRECINCT 37 THAT CONSISTS OF 4
THE FOLLOWING: 5
1. CENSUS TRACT 2711.01, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 6
1005, 3000 THROUGH 3004, 3006, AND 3008 THROUGH 3013; AND 7
2. CENSUS TRACT 2711.02, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 8
1011, 1014 THROUGH 1017, 1020 THROUGH 1023, 1026, AND 1027; AND 9
(VII) THAT PART OF WARD 27, PRECINCT 51 THAT CONSISTS OF 10
CENSUS TRACT 2717.00, BLOCK 1000. 11
(3) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING P ARTS OF 12
BALTIMORE COUNTY: 13
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 4, 5, 6, AND 7; 14
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 15, 19, 21, 26, 27, AND 15
29; 16
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 3, PRECINCTS 2 AND 5 THROUGH 16; 17
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 8, PRECINCT 17; 18
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 6, 10 19
THROUGH 14, 16, 29, AND 30; 20
(VI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 15 THAT 21
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 4913.00, BLOCKS 1004 THROUGH 1015, 2000 THROUGH 22
2005, AND 2009 THROUGH 2012; 23
(VII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 17 THAT 24
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 4912.02, BLOCKS 1001, 1002, 1011 THROUGH 1019, 25
1021, 1022, AND 1024; 26
(VIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 27 THAT 27
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 28
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1. CENSUS TRACT 4903.02, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1
1007; AND 2
2. CENSUS TRACT 4912.01, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 3
1008; AND 4
(IX) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCT 1 THAT 5
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 4101.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1011, 2000, 2013, 6
AND 2014. 7
(4) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 8
CARROLL COUNTY: ELECTION DISTRICTS 4, 5, 8, AND 14. 9
(5) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 10
HARFORD COUNTY: 11
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 4 AND 5; 12
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 4 AND 6 THROUGH 9; 13
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 3, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 8 AND 10 14
THROUGH 17; 15
(IV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 1 THAT 16
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 17
1. CENSUS TRACT 3021.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 18
1019 AND 2000 THROUGH 2015; 19
2. CENSUS TRACT 3022.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 20
1011, 2000 THROUGH 2014, 2021, 2022, AND 2052 THROUGH 2054; AND 21
3. CENSUS TRACT 3053.00, BLOCK 2020; 22
(V) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCT 2 THAT 23
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 3022.00, BLOCKS 2020, 2023 THROUGH 2026, 2028, 24
2030, AND 2039 THROUGH 2041; AND 25
(VI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 3, PRECINCT 9 THAT 26
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 27
1. CENSUS TRACT 3033.00, BLOCKS 2002, 2003, 2010 28
THROUGH 2016, 3000 THROUGH 3010, AND 4000 THROUGH 4011; 29
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2. CENSUS TRACT 3034.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1
1024, 2000 THROUGH 2010, AND 3000 THROUGH 3018; 2
3. CENSUS TRACT 3035.01, BLOCKS 1002 AND 1017; 3
4. CENSUS TRACT 3035.02, BLOCKS 1002 THROUGH 4
1008 AND 1010; AND 5
5. CENSUS TRACT 3038.01, BLOCK 2030. 6
(6) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 7
HOWARD COUNTY: 8
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 2, 3, AND 4; 9
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 4, 5, 10, 11, 19, AND 20; 10
AND 11
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 4, 7 12
THROUGH 19, AND 21 THROUGH 24. 13
(G) (1) THE FOURTH CONGRESSIO NAL DISTRICT CONSIST S OF THE 14
FOLLOWING PARTS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY: 15
(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 6, 8 16
THROUGH 13, 15 THROUGH 19, AND 21 THROUGH 24; 17
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCTS 1, 2, AND 49; 18
(III) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 56 THAT 19
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 20
1. CENSUS TRACT 7032.06, BLOCK 1008; 21
2. CENSUS TRACT 7032.14, BLOCKS 1001, 1004, 3007, 22
AND 3008; 23
3. CENSUS TRACT 7032.15, BLOCKS 1000, 1003 24
THROUGH 1008, 2000 THROUGH 2005, AND 2007; AND 25
4. CENSUS TRACT 7032.23, BLOCKS 1005, 1006, 1012 26
THROUGH 1017, 1020, AND 2003; AND 27
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(IV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 61 THAT 1
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 2
1. CENSUS TRACT 7014.07, BLOCKS 1017 AND 1020; 3
2. CENSUS TRACT 7032.20, BLOCKS 2003, 3000, 3001, 4
3003, 3004, AND 3006; 5
3. CENSUS TRACT 7032.21, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 6
1007, 2000 THROUGH 2011, AND 3000 THROUGH 3010; AND 7
4. CENSUS TRACT 7032.23, BLOCKS 1007 THROUGH 8
1010. 9
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 10
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY: 11
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 2, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, AND 21; 12
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 5, 7, AND 8; 13
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 2 THROUGH 7 AND 9 14
THROUGH 11; 15
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 31 AND 97 16
THROUGH 99; 17
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18
AND 17; 19
(VI) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 3, 7, 8, 14, 20
16 THROUGH 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 33, 35, AND 99; 21
(VII) ELECTION DISTRICT 14, PRECINCTS 2, 8, 21, AND 99; 22
(VIII) ELECTION DISTRICT 15, PRECINCT 7; 23
(IX) ELECTION DISTRICT 20, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 8, 10 24
THROUGH 15, 18, 19, 21 THROUGH 24, 97, AND 99; 25
(X) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCT 6 THAT 26
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 27
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1. CENSUS TRACT 8074.04, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 1
2011, 2013 THROUGH 2017, 2019 THROUGH 2021, 2035, 2036, AND 2053 THROUGH 2
2058; AND 3
2. CENSUS TRACT 8074.08, BLOCKS 1004 THROUGH 4
1006, 3045 THROUGH 3059, AND 3061 THROUGH 3063; 5
(XI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 8 THAT 6
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 8013.09, BLOCK 1011; 7
(XII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 3 THAT 8
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 8019.04, BLOCKS 1006, 1012, 1013, 1015, AND 1035 9
THROUGH 1037; 10
(XIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCT 5 THAT 11
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 12
1. CENSUS TRACT 8001.05, BLOCKS 1011 AND 2000; 13
2. CENSUS TRACT 8001.06, BLOCK 1011; 14
3. CENSUS TRACT 8002.03, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 15
1012, 2000 THROUGH 2012, AND 2014 THROUGH 2032; 16
4. CENSUS TRACT 8002.12, BLOCK 1008; AND 17
5. CENSUS TRACT 8074.07, BLOCK 4001; AND 18
(XIV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCT 6 THAT 19
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 8074.08, BLOCK 3038. 20
(H) (1) THE FIFTH CONGRESSION AL DISTRICT CONSISTS OF THE 21
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 22
(I) CALVERT COUNTY; 23
(II) CHARLES COUNTY; AND 24
(III) ST. MARY’S COUNTY. 25
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF ANNE 26
ARUNDEL COUNTY: 27
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(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 7, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 12, 14, 16, 1
19, 21 THROUGH 23, AND 25; 2
(II) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCT 24 THAT 3
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 9900.00, BLOCKS 28, 31, AND 32; 4
(III) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 7, PRECINCT 13 THAT 5
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRAC T 7023.00, BLOCKS 1004, 3000 THROUGH 3002, AND 6
3008 THROUGH 3015; AND 7
(IV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 7, PRECINCT 15 THAT 8
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 7022.05, BLOCKS 1001 THROUGH 1005, 1009, 1010, 9
2009 THROUGH 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 3001, 3003, 3004, AND 3006 10
THROUGH 3009. 11
(3) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 12
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY: 13
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 3, 4, 7, 8, AND 11; 14
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCTS 1 AND 12 THROUGH 14; 15
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCT 32; 16
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 6 THROUGH 9, 11, 14, 15, 17
AND 18 THROUGH 20; 18
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 4 AND 7 19
THROUGH 14; 20
(VI) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCTS 4 THROUGH 6, 9 21
THROUGH 13, 15, 21, 23, 24, 30 THROUGH 32, 34, AND 36; 22
(VII) ELECTION DISTRICT 14, PRECINCTS 1, 3 THROUGH 7, 9 23
THROUGH 20, AND 22 THROUGH 26; 24
(VIII) ELECTION DISTRICT 15, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 6 AND 8; 25
(IX) ELECTION DISTRICT 20, PRECINCTS 9, 16, 17, 20, 25, AND 26
98; 27
(X) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCT 6 THAT 28
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CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 8074.08, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1003 AND 3060; 1
(XI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 8 THAT 2
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 3
1. CENSUS TRACT 8013.02, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 4
1019 AND 2002 THROUGH 2019; AND 5
2. CENSUS TRACT 8013.10, BLOCKS 2007 AND 3015; 6
(XII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 3 THAT 7
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 8
1. CENSUS TRACT 8007.01, BLOCKS 3036 AND 3037; 9
2. CENSUS TRACT 8011.05, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 10
1011 AND 2000 THROUGH 2018; 11
3. CENSUS TRACT 8011.06, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 12
1009, 2000 THROUGH 2003, AND 3000 THROUGH 3012; 13
4. CENSUS TRACT 8012.11, BLOCK 1000; AND 14
5. CENSUS TRACT 8022.01, BLOCK 1048; 15
(XIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCT 5 THAT 16
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 8001.05, BLOCKS 1000 AND 1001; AND 17
(XIV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCT 6 THAT 18
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 19
1. CENSUS TRACT 8002.16, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 20
1013, 2002 THROUGH 2004, 2006, AND 2021; AND 21
2. CENSUS TRACT 8002.18, BLOCKS 1001, 1002, AND 22
3000 THROUGH 3004. 23
(I) (1) THE SIXTH CONGRESSION AL DISTRICT CONSISTS OF THE 24
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 25
(I) ALLEGANY COUNTY; 26
(II) GARRETT COUNTY; AND 27
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(III) WASHINGTON COUNTY. 1
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 2
FREDERICK COUNTY: 3
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 1 THROUGH 7, 10, 11, 12, 14 4
THROUGH 16, AND 20 THROUGH 26; 5
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 3 AND 6; 6
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 3; AND 7
(IV) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 1 THAT 8
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 9
1. CENSUS TRACT 7517.01, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 10
1006, 1017, 1018, 1022, 2012, 2014, AND 3002; 11
2. CENSUS TRACT 7735.00, BLOCKS 2000, 2004, AND 12
2005; AND 13
3. CENSUS TRACT 7756.00, BLOCKS 2011, 2012, 2023, 14
AND 2024. 15
(3) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 16
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: 17
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 3, 10, AND 11; 18
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 5, 7, 8, 10, 19
AND 11; 20
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 4, PRECINCTS 12, 23, AND 32; 21
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 11, 13, 15, 22
17, AND 18; 23
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 1, 3, 5 THROUGH 8, 10, 24
11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24 THROUGH 30, 34, 35, 39 THROUGH 41, 45, AND 46; 25
(VI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 4, PRECINCT 20 THAT 26
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 27
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1. CENSUS TRACT 7010.02, BLOCKS 1009 THROUGH 1
1013, 3009, AND 3010; 2
2. CENSUS TRACT 7012.10, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 3
2012 AND 3000 THROUGH 3010; 4
3. CENSUS TRACT 7012.20, BLOCKS 1001, 1012, 1014, 5
1016 THROUGH 1019, 1021 THROUGH 1034, 1037 THROUGH 1041, 2001, 2027, AND 6
2028; AND 7
4. CENSUS TRACT 7060.07, BLOCK 1001; 8
(VII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 2 THAT 9
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 10
1. CENSUS TRACT 7007.18, BLOCKS 3001 THROUGH 11
3015 AND 4004; 12
2. CENSUS TRACT 7007.27, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 13
1010; 14
3. CENSUS TRACT 7007.28, BLOCKS 2000, 2001, 2013 15
THROUGH 2015, AND 2019 THROUGH 2024; 16
4. CENSUS TRACT 7007.31, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 17
1018; 18
5. CENSUS TRACT 7007.32, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 19
1018 AND 2000 THROUGH 2005; 20
6. CENSUS TRACT 7008.37, BLOCKS 1000 AND 3000; AND 21
7. CENSUS TRACT 7008.39, BLOCKS 3000, 3001, 3007, 22
AND 3008; 23
(VIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 32 THAT 24
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 7007.29, BLOCK 1004; AND 25
(IX) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 44 THAT 26
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 7008.28, BLOCKS 1014 AND 1018. 27
(J) (1) THE SEVENTH CONGRESSI ONAL DISTRICT CONSIS TS OF THE 28
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FOLLOWING PARTS OF BALTIMORE CITY: 1
(I) WARDS 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, AND 2
28; 3
(II) WARD 3, PRECINCTS 1 AND 2; 4
(III) WARD 6, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 4; 5
(IV) WARD 12, PRECINCTS 2, 3, AND 5 THROUGH 13; 6
(V) WARD 13, PRECINCTS 5 THROUGH 11 AND 13; 7
(VI) WARD 21, PRECINCTS 1, 2, 3, AND 5; 8
(VII) WARD 25, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 4 AND 17; 9
(VIII) WARD 26, PRECINCTS 15 THROUGH 33; 10
(IX) WARD 27, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 33, 35, 36, 48, 52 11
THROUGH 61, AND 68; 12
(X) THAT PART OF WARD 12, PRECINCT 1 THAT CONSISTS OF 13
THE FOLLOWING: 14
1. CENSUS TRACT 1201.00, BLOCKS 1004 THROUGH 15
1010 AND 1012 THROUGH 1024; AND 16
2. CENSUS TRACT 2711.02, BLOCK 1029; 17
(XI) THAT PART OF WARD 12, PRECINCT 4 THAT CONSISTS OF 18
THE FOLLOWING: 19
1. CENSUS TRACT 1202.01, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 20
1017; AND 21
2. CENSUS TRACT 1202.02, BLOCKS 1001 THROUGH 22
1003, 2000 THROUGH 2004, AND 3000 THROUGH 3008; 23
(XII) THAT PART OF WARD 21, PRECINCT 4 THAT CONSISTS OF 24
THE FOLLOWING: 25
1. CENSUS TRACT 2101.00, BLOCKS 1003 THROUGH 26
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1011, 1015 THROUGH 1028, 1030 THROUGH 1038, AND 1043; 1
2. CENSUS TRACT 2102.00, BLOCKS 1027 AND 1030 2
THROUGH 1035; AND 3
3. CENSUS TRACT 2503.01, BLOCKS 1003, 1007, 1008, 4
1035, AND 2000 THROUGH 2002; 5
(XIII) THAT PART OF WARD 27, PRECINCT 34 THAT CONSISTS OF 6
THE FOLLOWING: 7
1. CENSUS TRACT 2708.05, BLOCKS 3000 THROUGH 8
3009 AND 4001 THROUGH 4009; AND 9
2. CENSUS TRACT 2710.02, BLOCKS 3000 AND 3001; 10
(XIV) THAT PART OF WARD 27, PRECINCT 37 THAT CONSISTS OF 11
CENSUS TRACT 2711.02, BLOCKS 1018 AND 1019; AND 12
(XV) THAT PART OF WARD 27, PRECINCT 51 THAT CONSISTS OF 13
CENSUS TRACT 2717.00, BLOCK 1001. 14
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 15
BALTIMORE COUNTY: 16
(I) ELECTION DISTRICT 14; 17
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 1, PRECINCTS 1, 5 THROUGH 9, 16, 19, 18
21, 23, AND 24; 19
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 7, 9, 10, 22, 20
23, 28, 31, AND 33; 21
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 3, PRECINCTS 1, 3, AND 4; 22
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 8, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 16 AND 18 23
THROUGH 30; 24
(VI) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 7 THROUGH 9, 18 25
THROUGH 26, 28, AND 31 THROUGH 33; 26
(VII) ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCTS 2 THROUGH 6; 27
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(VIII) ELECTION DISTRICT 11, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 23, 25, AND 1
26; 2
(IX) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 1; 3
(X) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 15 THAT 4
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 4914.01, BLOCKS 2010, 2011, 2015, 3000, 3001, AND 5
3004 THROUGH 3007; 6
(XI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 17 THAT 7
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 8
1. CENSUS TRACT 4912.01, BLOCK 1017; 9
2. CENSUS TRACT 4912.02, BLOCKS 1000, 1023, AND 10
1025; 11
3. CENSUS TRACT 4915.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 12
1011 AND 3000; AND 13
4. CENSUS TRACT 4916.00, BLOCKS 3008, 3009, 3016, 14
AND 3017; 15
(XII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 27 THAT 16
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 4916.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 1004, 1006, AND 17
1007; AND 18
(XIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 10, PRECINCT 1 THAT 19
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 4101.00, BLOCKS 2001 THROUGH 2012, 2015 THROUGH 20
2023, 3000 THROUGH 3004, 3012, AND 3017 THROUGH 3022. 21
(K) (1) THE EIGHTH CONGRESSIO NAL DISTRICT CONSIST S OF THE 22
FOLLOWING PARTS OF CARROLL COUNTY: ELECTION DISTRICTS 1 THROUGH 3, 6, 7, 23
AND 9 THROUGH 13. 24
(2) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PART S OF 25
FREDERICK COUNTY: 26
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 8 AND 17 THROUGH 19; 27
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 1, 2, 4, 5, AND 7; AND 28
(III) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 1 THAT 29
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CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 1
1. CENSUS TRACT 7517.01, BLOCKS 1016, 2003, 2009 2
THROUGH 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 3000, 3001, AND 3003 THROUGH 3005; 3
2. CENSUS TRACT 7517.02, BLOCKS 1015, 1016, 3015, 4
AND 3016; 5
3. CENSUS TRACT 7519.05, BLOCK 3009; AND 6
4. CENSUS TRACT 7756.00, BLOCKS 1000 THROUGH 7
1014, 2000 THROUGH 2007, 2010, AND 3000 THROUGH 3009. 8
(3) THE DISTRICT ALSO INC LUDES THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF 9
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: 10
(I) ELECTION DISTRICTS 1, 7, 8, AND 12; 11
(II) ELECTION DISTRICT 2, PRECINCTS 6 AND 12; 12
(III) ELECTION DISTRICT 4, PRECINCTS 1 THROUGH 11, 13 13
THROUGH 19, 21, 24 THROUGH 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 42, AND 43; 14
(IV) ELECTION DISTRICT 5, PRECINCT 14; 15
(V) ELECTION DISTRICT 6, PRECINCT 14; 16
(VI) ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCTS 4, 9, 12, 14, 21, 22, 31, 17
33, 36 THROUGH 38, 42, 43, AND 47; 18
(VII) ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCTS 3 THROUGH 8, 10, 11, 19
13 THROUGH 16, 18 THROUGH 25, 27 THROUGH 29, 31 THROUGH 40, 42 THROUGH 20
47, 50 THROUGH 55, 57 THROUGH 59, 63 THROUGH 65, 67 THROUGH 69, AND 71; 21
(VIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTR ICT 4, PRECINCT 20 THAT 22
CONSISTS OF CENSUS TRACT 7012.20, BLOCK 1010; 23
(IX) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 2 THAT 24
CONSISTS OF CENSUS T RACT 7007.18, BLOCKS 1003, 1004, 4000 THROUGH 4003, 25
AND 4012; 26
(X) THAT PART OF ELEC TION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 32 THAT 27
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 28
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1. CENSUS TRACT 7007.20, BLOCKS 2006 AND 3002 1
THROUGH 3005; AND 2
2. CENSUS TRACT 7007.29, BLOCKS 1005 AND 1007; 3
(XI) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 9, PRECINCT 44 THAT 4
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 5
1. CENSUS TRACT 7008.36, BLOCK 2000; AND 6
2. CENSUS TRACT 7008.38, BLOCKS 2002 THROUGH 7
2008, 2012, AND 2013; 8
(XII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 56 THAT 9
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 10
1. CENSUS TRACT 7032.14, BLOCKS 3001 THROUGH 11
3006; AND 12
2. CENSUS TRACT 7032.15, BLOCKS 1001 AND 1002; AND 13
(XIII) THAT PART OF ELECTION DISTRICT 13, PRECINCT 61 THAT 14
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 15
1. CENSUS TRACT 7013.08, BLOCK 1004; 16
2. CENSUS TRACT 7032.16, BLOCK 2001; 17
3. CENSUS TRACT 7032.19, BLOCK 1000; AND 18
4. CENSUS TRACT 7032.20, BLOCKS 2000 THROUGH 19
2002, 2004 THROUGH 2008, 3002, AND 3005. 20
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 8 –702 through 21
8–709 of Article – Election Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 22
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly 23
determines that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of this 24
Act affects multiple jurisdictions and that the provisions of Article XIV, § 1 of the Maryland 25
Constitution concerning local approval of constitutional amendments do not apply. 26
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 27
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(a) The amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of this 1
Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be 2
held in November 2026 for adoption or rejection in accordance with Article XIV of the 3
Maryland Constitution. 4
(b) (1) At that general election, the vot e on the proposed amendment to the 5
Constitution shall be by ballot, and on each ballot there shall be printed the words “For the 6
Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment”, as now 7
provided by law. 8
(2) At that general election, a question substantially similar to the 9
following shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State: 10
“Question ___ – Constitutional Amendment 11
The proposed Constitutional Amendment enacts a Congressional Districting Plan 12
for use beginning after th e 2026 election and until a new Congressional Districting Plan 13
takes effect after the 2030 census; and authorizes the General Assembly to grant original 14
jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting of the 15
State; and clarifies that certain standards in the Maryland Constitution apply only to 16
districts used to elect members of the General Assembly.”. 17
(c) Immediately after the election, all returns shall be made to the Governor of 18
the vote for and against the proposed amendment, as directed by Article XIV of the 19
Maryland Constitution, and further proceedings held in accordance with Article XIV. 20
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act is 21
contingent on the passage of Section 1 of this Act, a constitutional amendment, and its 22
ratification by voters of the State. 23
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 5 of this 24
Act, Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on the proclamation of the Governor that the 25
constitutional amend ment, having received a majority of the votes cast at the general 26
election has been adopted by the people of Maryland. 27