Ballot measure · Maryland · November 3, 2026

Question 2

Title as the state lists it: Temporary Appointments on the Commission on Judicial Disabilities1,2,3,4

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would let the chair of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities call back a former member, or ask the governor to name a temporary member or extend a current member's term, when a member is recused or disqualified or a term ends with no replacement.1,2

A no vote

A no vote would keep the commission's current membership rules, which make no provision for temporary members or term extensions when a member is recused or disqualified or a term ends with no replacement.1,2

More about it

A temporary member would need the same qualifications as the member being replaced, could not be someone the State Senate had rejected for the commission, and, if a judge or lawyer, would have to be a member in good standing of the Maryland bar.2 Proposed Art. IV, § 4B(a)(5)(iii) The General Assembly passed this amendment as Chapter 878 (Senate Bill 933) of 2026, and it would change Article IV of the constitution.1,3

§2How it got on the ballot

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3,4

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3,4

It is on Maryland's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,3,4,5,6 One of these official sources itself calls the list certified or final. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Maryland's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if more than half of the votes cast on it are in favor.7 Art. XIV, § 1