clear space clear space clear space white space
A
 r c h i v e s   o f   M a r y l a n d   O n l i n e

PLEASE NOTE: The searchable text below was computer generated and may contain typographical errors. Numerical typos are particularly troubling. Click “View pdf” to see the original document.

  Maryland State Archives | Index | Help | Search
search for:
clear space
white space
Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
Volume 380, Page 500   View pdf image (33K)
 Jump to  
  << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>
clear space clear space clear space white space
[View page image to see text stricken out of bill]

EXEMPTING MEMBERS OF
ANY ELECTIVE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION SUBJECT
TO POPULAR ELECTION FROM SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 11
OF THIS ARTICLE, and submitting this amendment to the
qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
(three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two houses
concurring), That the following amendments be and the same are
hereby proposed to Article 17 of the Constitution of Maryland, title
"Quadrennial Elections," by repealing and re-enacting, with amend-
ments, Section 1 and by adding a new Section 5, to follow imme-
diately after Section 4 thereof, the same, if adopted by the qualified
voters of the State, to become a part of the Constitution of Maryland:
1.
(a) All State officers elected by qualified voters (except judges
of the Circuit Courts, judges of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, judges of the Court of Appeals and judges of any interme-
diate courts of appeal), and all county officers elected by qualified
voters, shall hold office for terms of four years, and until their suc-
cessors shall qualify.
(b) Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11 of this Article do not apply or refer
to members of any elective LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforegoing sections
hereby proposed as amendments to the Constitution of Maryland,
at the next general election to be held in this State in November
1972, shall be submitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions contained in
Article XIV of the Constitution of this State, and at the said gen-
eral election, the vote on the said proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words "For the Constitutional Amendments" and
"Against the Constitutional Amendments" as now prescribed by law,
and, immediately after said election, all returns shall be made to the


 
clear space
clear space
white space

Please view image to verify text. To report an error, please contact us.
Amendments to Maryland Constitutions
Volume 380, Page 500   View pdf image (33K)
 Jump to  
  << PREVIOUS  NEXT >>


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.


Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!



An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.

©Copyright  October 06, 2023
Maryland State Archives