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TheMaryland Civil Jury Amount Amendment, also known asQuestion 1, was on theNovember 3, 1998 ballot inMaryland as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it wasapproved. The measure provided that the right to a jury trial in civil proceedings applies only when the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000.^[1]

Election results

Maryland Question 1 (1998)
Result		Votes	Percentage
aYes		832,163	69.11%
No		372,034	31.89%

Election results via:Maryland State Board of Elections

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be readhere.

See also

Suggest a link

• Maryland 1998 ballot measures
• 1998 ballot measures
• List of Maryland ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Maryland

External links

• 1998 Maryland Ballot Measures Election Results
• Archives of Maryland

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