Baltimore City voters reject Ballot Question H and keep city council current size

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Courtesy of Evergreene Architectural Arts Baltimore City Hall.

Baltimore voters on Tuesday rejected a measure 62-38% that would have reduced the size of the City Council from its current 14 member size down to 8 members.

With all but nine precincts reporting, the vote is historic too: since 1999, city residents have weighed in on dozens of charter amendments and rejected only one.

At the Peabody Heights Brewery, dozens of volunteers grabbed beers and pizza after many had spent the entire day at the polls convincing residents to vote against Question H. They belong mostly to a coalition of labor unions, social justice groups, and elected city officials, including councilmembers…

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