Official 2008 Presidential General Election Question Text

Early Voting; Polling Places; Absentee Ballots

Constitutional Amendment

Question 01

Authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation to allow qualified voters to vote at polling places inside or outside of their election districts or wards and to vote up to two weeks before an election. This amendment also authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation to allow absentee voting by qualified voters who choose to vote by absentee ballot, in addition to voters who are absent at the time of the election or who are unable to vote personally. (Amends Article I, ��1 and 3 of the Maryland Constitution)