Question 1 - Constitutional Amendment - Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
Maryland
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 6,206,011 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 6,206,011) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Opposes: Government Spending Reduction
Maryland's governor would have to include money in each proposed state budget for all employment terms in state-worker labor agreements. This includes agreements reached through binding arbitration. The budget must also list changes to wages, hours, health coverage, and other benefits. A state fiscal note says arbitration and staffing would cost at least $150,000 yearly starting in fiscal 2028. Other costs could be much larger and cannot be estimated.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
The governor's proposed budget would have to fund state-worker labor agreements, including terms set through binding arbitration.
A NO vote means
That budget rule would not be added. Related changes creating binding arbitration for many state workers would not take effect.
Sources: elections.maryland.gov · mgaleg.maryland.gov2