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If all goes to plan, Maryland residents could well have quite the November ballot in front of them. A number of controversial measures in the Old Line State are either on the ballot or making their way there, including illegal immigration, same-sex marriage and gambling.

Earlier this year, a judge decided that a law extending in-state tuition benefits to illegal immigrants who have completed high school in Maryland would go to the state’s voters in November. Opponents of Maryland’s recently passed same-sex marriage law have started gathering the 56,000 signatures needed to put the measure on the ballot. And if the General Assembly finally agrees to it, a proposal to expand gambling to Prince George’s County and add games to existing sites would also be voted on towards the end of the year.

The presence of three controversial issues on the ballot may well drive turnout, and for at least one of the issues the outcome is too close to call. According to late-March polling by the Post, 43 percent of Maryland voters would side with marriage equality, while 40 percent would vote against. Still, opponents are more fervent in their beliefs—37 percent believe strongly that same-sex marriage is wrong, while only 30 percent believe strongly that it should be allowed by law.

If organizers can gather the 23,000 signatures they need in the next three months, D.C. residents will be voting on whether to ban corporate contributions to local campaigns come November.