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renaissance

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Statewide Questions

Question 4

Referendum Petition

(Ch. 191 of the 2011 Legislative Session)

Public Institutions of Higher Education – Tuition Rates

Establishes that individuals, including undocumented immigrants, are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges in Maryland, provided the student meets certain conditions relating to attendance and graduation from a Maryland high school, filing of income taxes, intent to apply for permanent residency, and registration with the selective service system (if required); makes such students eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at a four-year public college or university if the student has first completed 60 credit hours or graduated from a community college in Maryland; provides that students qualifying for in-state tuition rates by this method will not be counted as in-state students for purposes of counting undergraduate enrollment; and extends the time in which honorably discharged veterans may qualify for in-state tuition rates.

Question 5

Referendum Petition

(Ch. 1 of the 2011 Special Session)

Congressional Districting Plan

Establishes the boundaries for the State’s eight United States Congressional Districts based on recent census figures, as required by the United States Constitution.

Question 6

Referendum Petition

(Ch. 2 of the 2012 Legislative Session)

Civil Marriage Protection Act

Establishes that Maryland’s civil marriage laws allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from marrying; protects clergy from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs; affirms that each religious faith has exclusive control over its own theological doctrine regarding who may marry within that faith; and provides that religious organizations and certain related entities are not required to provide goods, services, or benefits to an individual related to the celebration or promotion of marriage in violation of their religious beliefs.

Question 7

Gaming Expansion Referendum

(Ch. 1 of the Second 2012 Special Session)

Gaming Expansion

Do you favor the expansion of commercial gaming in the State of Maryland for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education to authorize video lottery operation licensees to operate “table games” as defined by law; to increase from 15,000 to 16,500 the maximum number of video lottery terminals that may be operated in the State; and to increase from 5 to 6 the maximum number of video lottery operation licenses that may be awarded in the State and allow a video lottery facility to operate in Prince George’s County?

http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2012/ballot_question_language.html

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Tulane Skins Fan

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Curious as to why people aren't going to vote for #7.

I agree with HOF44...need some games closer than WVA :D

There are reasons to not vote for 7. You could look at it as a "handout" for a gaming casino and say that Maryland shouldn't be giving this to anyone, i.e. disagree with the process to date. (Note we know that if this passes MGM will build a casino in National Harbor.) Two, you can make a pretty good claim that casino's breed crime and are unsafe. Third, you could say that its not really addressing the budget problems and that its not really going to make money for anyone other than MGM.

That being said, I'm gonna vote for it.

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Not for 7 - Why are we paying them to build a money making casino? It seems to me, if it is going to make money in it's own right, it should not need a tax break to be built.

The money for schools is an interesting concept, except it's far less clear than put forth. Here's a simplified example why: Let's say MD decides to spend 100 million on schools. It then gets 50 million in taxes from the new casinos. From the commercials, one might think MD schools will now have 150 million, but in reality there is nothing mandating this. 50 of the original 100 million needed will simply come from casinos rather than the general fund. I dislike the misleading ads.

Further, we just approved a fixed number of casinos a couple of years ago. Not all of them have been built. Build the casinos originally put before the voters. As for table games, make them legal at the existing casinos. I also hate the thought of the inner harbor becoming Atlantic City II. Note, nobody thinks Vegas with the shows is coming to drive tourism.

I am for 4 and 6.

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Since I live in VA and won't vote, I'll just ask a question. Is there a chance that 5 isn't automatic because the boundary lines for each of the eight districts are drawn up by the people currently in charge, and could be drawn in such as way as to favor their political party during future votes. For instance, if Republicans were in control of the State Senate, could they drawn up the boundaries so that an assumed major Democratic area (like the city of Baltimore) be split up three different ways, thus minimizing their ability to vote in a democratic rep? I thought I'd heard of this occuring before. Does it apply here, and might that be the reason for the vote, that the citizens of the state have to approve boundary changes?

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The problem with 5 is even our turning it down does nothing for this election. it simply means they have to draw up new ones for next time. As for your worry about Baltimore, your proposal is more likely to be a Dem idea. It is so Dem controlled, one could split the votes and still be a majority in multiple districts. In fact, I believe a lot of this was done in the current set we are voting on. They have gerrymandered to unseat a republican this time by putting enough Democrats in the district to make reelection unlikely.http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marylands-referendum-on-gerrymandering/2012/10/21/18f0545e-186b-11e2-a346-f24efc680b8d_story.html

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Gbear, like I said, I'm in Virginia and am not very familiar with Maryland state politics. I certainly didn't mean to imply that only the GOP would do that, it was just an example. But that was my guess as to why it was happening; that the districts were being redrawn to favor the party currently in power.

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Since I live in VA and won't vote, I'll just ask a question. Is there a chance that 5 isn't automatic because the boundary lines for each of the eight districts are drawn up by the people currently in charge, and could be drawn in such as way as to favor their political party during future votes. For instance, if Republicans were in control of the State Senate, could they drawn up the boundaries so that an assumed major Democratic area (like the city of Baltimore) be split up three different ways, thus minimizing their ability to vote in a democratic rep? I thought I'd heard of this occuring before. Does it apply here, and might that be the reason for the vote, that the citizens of the state have to approve boundary changes?

It already happened, the current crop of Democrats included part of Montgomery County (always goes Democrat) into part of Frederick (always goes to the Republicans).

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Why?

I voted against it but I would support an ES hangout at a casino

Casino night

Just build a big Bally's or Sands casino up there in PG county and we can all go there

(And before I get called a hypocrite, I voted against it because it wasn't sure that money was going to the schools. However, with gambling in maryland, we don't have to go out of state to WV anymore to gamble and spend money.)

Very complex issue

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MattFancy

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Why?

I voted against it but I would support an ES hangout at a casino

Casino night

Just build a big Bally's or Sands casino up there in PG county and we can all go there

(And before I get called a hypocrite, I voted against it because it wasn't sure that money was going to the schools. However, with gambling in maryland, we don't have to go out of state to WV anymore to gamble and spend money.)

Very complex issue

I voted the same ix. I was against because I felt it will be a cop out by the state. Whenever they need money, they'll just pop up another casino.

Doesn't bother me that it passed, it'll create jobs and bring the state money. Now, how much of that goes to education? Who knows. But there will be money coming in at least.

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