Prince George's County

Court of Special Appeals, At Large

Md. - Retain Court of Special Appeals At Large Judge Ellen L. Hollander
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	1,175,882	88
No	153,399	12
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Prince George's - Retain Special Appeals Court Judge James P. Salmon
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	142,097	88
No	19,066	12
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Should James P. Salmon be retained as Maryland Specials Appeals Court Judge in the 4th Appellate Circuit?

Prince George's Question A: Local and Minority Business, Budget and County Personnel
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	143,266	85
No	24,703	15
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To provide a statement of the County's policy to encourage and support local and minority business in the County; to amend the time for Council consideration of the proposed County budget; to provide that the annual budget document contain forecasts of goods and services that would necessitate competitive bidding; and to provide that reports of certain positions in the exempt service be submitted semi-annually.

Prince George's Question B: County Council Staffing
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	125,721	74
No	43,299	26
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To provide that the staffing level of any agency approved in the annual operating budget may not be increased without prior approval of the Council.

Prince George's Question C: Revenue Estimates
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	88,369	53
No	77,787	47
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To provide that the revenue estimates in the proposed operating budget may be increased or decreased by the Council by no more than one percent.

Prince George's Question D: County Auditor
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	136,491	82
No	30,767	18
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To increase the powers of the County Auditor to perform investigations; and to provide protection to County employees for providing information to the County Auditor during an investigation.

Prince George's Question E: Enactment of Legislation
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	132,483	83
No	27,994	17
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To amend the prescribed scheduling and notice periods for legislation by the Clerk of the Council; to amend the time for presentation of enacted bills to the County Executive; and to authorize amendments to the County legislative process during an emergency declared by the Governor for matters relating to and responsive to the emergency.

Prince George's Question F: Contract Approval
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	101,371	65
No	53,543	35
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To provide an approval process for the making of certain contracts providing for the payment of funds at a time beyond the fiscal year in which the contract is made.

Prince George's Question G: Budget Transfer Approval
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	95,546	59
No	66,694	41
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To provide an approval process for certain intrafund transfers of appropriations within County agencies.

Prince George's Question H: Appointment Review
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	127,205	78
No	36,340	22
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To allow additional time for holding a public hearing on executive appointments and providing that failure to act within forty-five days shall constitute approval.

Prince George's Bond: Libraries
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	143,825	86
No	23,882	14
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An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $11,288,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Library Facilities, as defined therein.

Prince George's Bond: Public Works and Transportation
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	141,241	85
No	25,222	15
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An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $62,327,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Public Works and Transportation Facilities (including roads and bridges, parking lots, and maintenance facilities), as defined therein.

Prince George's Bond: Public Safety
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	143,815	87
No	22,121	13
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An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $9,259,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Public Safety Facilities (including Fire Department Facilities), as defined therein.

Prince George's Bond: County Buildings
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	128,889	78
No	35,589	22
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An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $15,600,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of County Buildings, as defined therein.

Prince George's Bond: Community College
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	147,581	86
No	23,766	14
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An Act enabling the County to borrow money and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $15,499,000 to finance the design, construction, reconstruction, extension, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation, relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Community College Facilities, as defined therein.

Question One: Disposition of Park Lands

Md. State Amendment: Park Lands
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	1,243,835	85
No	218,892	15
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This constitutional amendment says the Board of Public Works may not approve the sale, transfer, exchange, grant or other permanent disposition of any state-owned outdoor recreation, open space, conservation, preservation, forest, or park land without the express approval of the General Assembly or of a committee that the General Assembly designates by statute, resolution or rule.

Question Two: Circuit Court in Banc Decisions

Md. State Amendment: Circuit Court in Banc Decision
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	997,737	78
No	286,502	22
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This constitutional amendment establishes the right of a party who did not request in banc review by the circuit court to appeal an adverse decision by the in banc court to the State's intermediate appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals. The amendment provides that a party in a circuit court trial conducted by less than three circuit court judges is eligible for in banc review. The amendment establishes that three judges of a circuit court constitute a circuit court in banc. The amendment repeals the authority of the circuit courts to regulate the rules governing in banc circuit court appeals, and establishes that the Maryland Rules are to provide the procedure for such appeals. The amendment also eliminates obsolete language pertaining to writs of error from this provision of the Constitution.

Question Three: Civil Jury Trials

Md. State Amendment: Civil Jury Trials
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	942,563	67
No	464,786	33
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This constitutional amendment authorizes the enactment of legislation that limits the right to trial by jury in civil proceedings to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000.

Question Four: Election Law Revisions

Md. State Referendum: Election Law
Approve	Votes	%
Yes	916,473	71
No	378,255	29
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Special Note: Provisions of this legislation would have amended prior legislation providing an early voting option to voters in primary and general elections. The early voting provisions of this legislation have been declared unconstitutional by court action; the remaining provisions of House Bill 1368 that are subject to this referendum are summarized below.

Requires power and duties assigned to the State Board of Elections to be exercised in accordance with an affirmative vote by a supermajority of the members of the State Board; requires local boards of elections to establish new precincts to serve certain higher educational institutions; requires local boards to adopt regulations concerning voter registration and to allow public notice and comment concerning proposed changes in precinct boundaries; requires local boards of elections to make public reports concerning deletion of individuals from the voter registry and concerning the number of voter registration applications received; authorizes the State Elections administrator to take specified actions to ensure compliance with State elections laws by local election boards and personnel, requires that certain provisions of this legislation apply only to certain jurisdictions and will remain effective until June 30, 2008; requires all polling places to be equipped with computers containing a record of all registered voters in the county.