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November 3, 2026 On the 2026 Ballot

Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities Vacancies Amendment (Nov 2026)

Statewide — All Maryland Voters

What The Amendment Does

How It Got On The Ballot

Who Supports This

Who Opposes This

RESOLUTE Citizen Analysis

This is administrative plumbing for the body that disciplines Maryland's judges, not a culture-war flashpoint — and that is exactly why a citizen should read it plainly rather than reflexively. A commission that polices judicial misconduct only works if it can keep a quorum; allowing former members to step in and barring Senate-rejected substitutes are reasonable continuity fixes. The one thing worth watching is the expansion of the governor's hand in staffing a body meant to hold the judiciary accountable: any time an executive gains influence over the watchmen of another branch, the separation God built into good government is at stake. On its face this measure is modest and defensible; vote it on the merits of keeping judicial accountability functioning, not on party reflex.

"Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates... and they shall judge the people with just judgment."

— Deuteronomy 16:18 (KJV)

Sources & Resources

Ballotpedia — Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities Vacancies Amendment (2026)Ballotpedia News — MD legislature updates judicial-disabilities amendment