UMBC Talks - Elections 2012 MD Referenda

Question 4: "The MD Dream Act"

Establishes that individuals, including undocumented immigrants, are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at community 

colleges in Maryland, provided the student meets certain conditions relating to attendance and graduation from a Maryland 

high school, filing of income taxes, intent to apply for permanent residency, and registration with the selective service system (if required); makes such students eligible to pay in-state 

tuition rates at a four-year public college or university if the 

student has first completed 60 credit hours or graduated from a 

community college in Maryland; provides that students qualifying for in-state tuition rates by this method will not be counted 

as in-state students for purposes of counting undergraduate 

enrollment; and extends the time in which honorably discharged veterans may qualify for in-state tuition rates.

Question 6: Civil Marriage Protection Act

Establishes that Maryland’s civil marriage laws allow gay and 

lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, provided they 

are not otherwise prohibited from marrying; protects clergy 

from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in 

violation of their religious beliefs; affirms that each religious 

faith has exclusive control over its own theological doctrine 

regarding who may marry within that faith; and provides that 

religious organizations and certain related entities are not required to provide goods, services, or benefits to an individual 

related to the celebration or promotion of marriage in violation 

of their religious beliefs

Question 7: Gaming Expansion

Do you favor the expansion of commercial gaming in the 

State of Maryland for the primary purpose of raising revenue 

for education to authorize video lottery operation licensees to 

operate “table games” as defined by law; to increase from 

15,000 to 16,500 the maximum number of video lottery terminals that may be operated in the State; and to increase 

from 5 to 6 the maximum number of video lottery operational 

licenses that may be awarded in the State and allow a video 

lottery facility to operate in Prince George’s County.