Supporting
Ballot measure committee
Raised $0 · spent $0 · as reported through Oct 4, 2026
This committee is registered for more than one measure; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.
Question 1: Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
Maryland · Constitutional Amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.
On the ballot
no rhetorical technique found
Providing that each budget submitted by the Governor shall include proposed expenditures necessary to implement wages, hours, fringe benefits, health benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment in each collective bargaining memorandum of understanding with State employees, whether the State and State employees reached those terms and conditions by mutual agreement or through a neutral decider's order.
A vote FOR this amendment means that the Governor has to include money in the proposed State budget to pay for agreements between the State and its employees. Agreements might include changes to wages, hours, fringe benefits, health benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. The Governor must put enough money in the State budget to cover the agreed upon pay and benefits for employees, whether those terms were negotiated or decided by a neutral decision-maker.
A vote AGAINST the amendment means that the law about funding agreements between the State and State employees stays the same.
(Amending Article III of the Maryland Constitution)
From elections.maryland.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).
Maryland publishes no official arguments for or against. The State Board of Elections posts the ballot language, and the Department of Legislative Services publishes neutral State Ballot Question Summaries.
Who’s behind it
Party positions: Maryland Democratic Party: No position published · Maryland Republican Party: No position published
Committees registered to support or oppose Question 1, and what they reported to Maryland State Board of Elections Campaign Reporting (campaignfinance.maryland.gov, public API api-campaignfinance.maryland.gov). Checked 2026-10-21.
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Opposing
No registered committee opposing Question 1 found as of 2026-10-21.
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