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Maryland Question 2

Temporary Appointments on the Commission on Judicial Disabilities. 2026 results by county or city, from Maryland's official results file: For the Constitutional Amendment 68.1%, Against the Constitutional Amendment 31.9% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot text: Authorizing temporary substitute appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities when a member is recused or disqualified, or when a member's term expires. In these situations, the Commission Chair may recall a former member of the Commission, or the Governor, at the request of the Commission Chair, may appoint a temporary substitute member or extend the term of a current member until a permanent replacement is appointed. Only individuals who meet the constitutional eligibility requirements may be recalled or appointed to the Commission. (Amending Article IV of the Maryland Constitution)

For the Constitutional Amendment
A vote FOR this amendment means that temporary appointments to the Commission are allowed if a member is recused, disqualified, or if a member's term ends without a replacement. The Commission Chair can temporarily fill an opening on the Commission with a former member. The Governor can, at the request of the Commission Chair, pick a temporary substitute to fill an opening on the Commission or extend the term of a current member until a replacement is appointed. Only individuals who meet the constitutional eligibility requirements may be recalled or appointed to the Commission.
Against the Constitutional Amendment
A vote AGAINST the amendment means that current membership rules for the Commission stay the same. Temporary appointments are not allowed if a member is recused, disqualified, or if a member's term ends.
For the Constitutional Amendment 68.1% Against the Constitutional Amendment 31.9%

1,397,861 for the constitutional amendment and 654,249 against the constitutional amendment.

The State Board of Elections' ballot question language · The question's text on the state's results pages · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county or city

24 counties and cities: For the Constitutional Amendment has the most votes in 21, Against the Constitutional Amendment has the most votes in 3. The figures for each county or city are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

County or cityFor the Constitutional AmendmentAgainst the Constitutional AmendmentVotes
Allegany County53.8%46.2%20,059
Anne Arundel County62.9%37.1%218,141
Baltimore City79.2%20.8%150,189
Baltimore County66.9%33.1%285,263
Calvert County52.9%47.1%37,651
Caroline County49.9%50.1%10,879
Carroll County49.8%50.2%69,044
Cecil County52.2%47.8%32,857
Charles County69.9%30.1%67,555
Dorchester County57.3%42.7%11,919
Frederick County62.6%37.4%107,980
Garrett County46.8%53.2%10,113
Harford County55.8%44.2%105,882
Howard County70.5%29.5%132,304
Kent County58.3%41.7%8,163
Montgomery County78.0%22.0%328,349
Prince George's County82.1%17.9%268,387
Queen Anne's County50.7%49.3%22,971
Somerset County52.3%47.7%6,907
St. Mary's County52.9%47.1%40,185
Talbot County55.6%44.4%17,216
Washington County57.5%42.5%46,038
Wicomico County59.1%40.9%32,104
Worcester County52.4%47.6%21,954

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Maryland's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:04 PM. Unofficial until certified. Maryland's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.