Frederick v. Baltimore City BOE

Circuit Court for Baltimore City Case No. C-24-CV-24-001361 IN THE SUPREME COURT Argued: August 28, 2024 OF MARYLAND No. 35 September Term, 2023 ______________________________________ BENEDICT J. FREDERICK, III, ET AL. v. BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, ET AL. ______________________________________ Fader, C.J., Booth, Biran, Gould, Eaves, Killough, Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. (Senior Justice, Specially Assigned), JJ. ______________________________________ PER CURIAM ORDER ______________________________________ Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic. Filed: August 29, 2024 Digitally signed by Kisha Taylor-Wallace Kisha DN: cn=Kisha Taylor-Wallace c=US l=Annapolis o=Court of Appeals, Maryland State [email protected] Taylor-Wallace Reason: I am the author of this document Location: Date: 2024-08-29 12:34-04:00 Gregory Hilton, Clerk * IN THE BENEDICT J. FREDERICK, III, ET * AL. SUPREME COURT * v. OF MARYLAND * BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF No. 35 ELECTIONS, ET AL. * September Term, 2023 * PER CURIAM ORDER Upon consideration of the filings by Benedict J. Frederick, III, et al., the appellants, 1 and the Baltimore City Board of Elections, et al., the appellees, 2 and oral argument conducted on August 28, 2024, Whereas, Renew Baltimore submitted a petition to amend the Baltimore City Charter to include a cap on the City’s real property tax rate beginning in fiscal year 2026; and Whereas, the Election Director of the Baltimore City Board of Elections denied certification of the petition as he determined that the petition would lead to a result prohibited by law; and Whereas, the appellants filed a complaint on July 12, 2024 and an amended complaint on July 18, 2024; and 1 The other named appellants are Matthew W. Wyskiel, III and Stacie Teal-Locust. 2 The other named appellees are Armstead B.C. Jones, Sr., Director of the