Md. Const. Decl. of Rts. art. 7
That the right of the People to participate in the Legislature is the best security of liberty and the foundation of all free Government; for this purpose, elections ought to be free and frequent; and every citizen having the qualifications prescribed by the Constitution, ought to have the right of suffrage.
Acts 1971, c. 357, ratified Nov. 7, 1972.