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State Employee Collective Bargaining and Budget Amendment November 3, 2026 ballot

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Maryland State Employee Collective Bargaining and Budget Amendment is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Require the budget submitted by the governor to provide for expenditures for wages, hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment provided by a memorandum of understanding that covers state employees and provides for statutory changes to collective bargaining for state employees, including requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator and establishing a process of arbitration

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports requiring the governor's budget to fund the wages, hours, benefits, and other terms in state-employee collective bargaining agreements, and establishing arbitration with a neutral arbitrator.
A NO vote Keeps the current budget and collective bargaining framework for state employees.
Read the certified ballot question

Require the budget submitted by the governor to provide for expenditures for wages, hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment provided by a memorandum of understanding that covers state employees and provides for statutory changes to collective bargaining for state employees, including requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator and establishing a process of arbitration

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How it reached the ballot

State Employee Collective Bargaining and Budget Amendment reached the Maryland ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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