Anne Arundel County v. McDonough

It is the opinion of the majority that the vote on Question No. D, referred to the voters of Anne Arundel County at the November 1974 general election, must “be declared a ‘nullity and of no effect’ ” because the language of the question as it appears on the ballot failed to satisfy the requirements of the Election Code, specifically § 16-6 (a) of Maryland Code (1957, 1975 Cum. Supp.), Art. 33, pertaining to the form of the ballot title.1 While I concur with the majority in finding Article 33 applicable to local questions petitioned to referendum by county voters, I cannot agree that the…