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> United States > Maryland > Propositions > 2016 Referendum > Question 1 - Filling Vacacies for Statwide Office

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Referendum

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Referendum - Abbr:

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

June 01, 2016 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 08, 2016 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 2016 - 07:00pm Central

Term Start

November 09, 2016 - 12:00pm

Term End

December 31, 9999 - 12:00pm

Turnout

61.75% Registered 41.71% Total Population

Contributor

Mr. Matt

Last Modified

Mr. Matt November 01, 2022 08:03pm

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Description

Changes the way the Governor fills a vacancy of the Attorney General or the Comptroller and requires a special election for vacancies that occur on or before a certain date. Under current law, the Governor fills a vacancy by appointing an individual to serve for the remainder of the term. Under the amended law, if the vacating Attorney General or Comptroller was a member of a political party, the Governor must fill the vacancy from a list of three names provided by the political party of the vacating official, and if no names are provided by the political party within a set time period, then the Governor must select a successor from the political party of the vacating official. If the vacating Attorney General or Comptroller was not a member of a political party, then the amended law requires the Governor to appoint any qualified individual. The Governor must make the appointment within a set time period following the vacancy. The amended law requires a special election to replace the successor if the vacancy occurs early enough in the term to allow for candidates to participate in the regular elections held in the second year of the vacating official's term.

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