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created the convention under which we are operating

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allows the Governor, should there be a vacancy prior to

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the convening of the convention September 12, allowed the

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Governor to fill that vacancy. After the convention

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convenes and becomes an organic body, the convention

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itself would have the right to fill that vacancy.

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What we have recommended here was taken from

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several other state constitutions and follows identically,

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except for the change of twenty to twenty-five years,

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follows identically the Commission Draft. This would

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allow the General Assembly to fill the vacancy of any

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delegate.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Will the delegates who do not

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have a corrected copy, that is, with page two printed

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on the reverse of page one, please indicate and the pages

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will bring you a corrected copy right away.

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Committee Recommendation GP-8 should be

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printed on the reverse as well as on the front.

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Delegate Adkins .

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DELEGATE ADKINS: I would like to ask the

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chairman a question. I am troubledby this provision that