PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 80

Article I—Elective Franchise

Every person elected[,] or appointed[,] to any office of profit or trust [,] under
this Constitution[,] or under the Laws[,] made pursuant [thereto, shall] TO IT, before
[he] THE PERSON enters upon the duties of [ such] THE office TO WHICH THE PERSON
IS ELECTED OR APPOINTED, SHALL take and subscribe the following oath, or

affirmation: I,..........., do swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will support the

Constitution of the United States; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to
the State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and Laws [thereof] OF THIS STATE;
and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without

partiality or prejudice, execute the office of.............., according to the Constitution and

Laws of this State[, (and, if a Governor, Senator, Member of the House of Delegates, or
Judge,) that I will not directly or indirectly, receive the profits or any part of the profits of
any other office during the term of my acting as.................].

Article ED - Legislative Department

[11.

No person holding any civil office of profit, or trust, under this State shall be eligible
as Senator or Delegate; HOWEVER, A SENATOR OR DELEGATE MAY BE A
NONELECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER, OR A RESCUE SQUAD
MEMBER OR A FIRE OR RESCUE SQUAD WORKER.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly
determines that the amendment to the Constitution of Maryland proposed by this Act
affects multiple jurisdictions and that the provisions of Article XIV, Section 1 of the
Constitution concerning local approval of constitutional amendments do not apply.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the aforegoing section
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland shall be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of this State at the next general election to be held in
November, 1996 for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions contained in
Article XIV of the Constitution of this State. At that general election, the vote on this
proposed amendment to the Constitution 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 provided by law. Immediately after the election, all
returns shall be made to the Governor of the vote for and against the proposed
amendment, as directed by Article XIV of the Constitution, and further proceedings had
in accordance with Article XIV.

Enacted April 9, 1996.

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