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Question A · Bond issue
Up to $22 million

Affordable Housing Loan

Only on ballots in Baltimore City

The question

Question A authorizes the City to borrow up to $22,000,000 to be used for the City's Affordable Housing Program. The money may be used to acquire, redevelop, and dispose of property in the City for this purpose, along with related costs.

The money may be used to rehabilitate, construct, and operate rental and homeownership developments, including relocation assistance, rental payments, home purchase assistance, housing counseling, project financing, buyer education assistance, activities to support the development of economically diverse housing in the City, and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

The money may also be used to eliminate unhealthy and unsafe conditions, including blight, and may be used to improve land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities, and other structures, including all related costs.

What your vote means

A vote FOR

Voting for this amendment allows the City to borrow this money.

A vote AGAINST

Voting against the amendment means the City is not allowed to borrow this money.

This is the official ballot wording from the Maryland State Board of Elections, checked word for word against the certified ballot. Show Up Maryland takes no position on any ballot question.

Data sourced from

MD State Board of Elections: 2026 ballot questions · Certified 2026 general election ballots (checked word for word on October 16, 2026)

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