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The next amendment is number E. This will be

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Amendment No. 4.

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The Clerk will read the amendment.

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MR. QUILLEN: Amendment No. 4 to Committee

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Recommendation GP-8, by Delegates Needle, Hardwicke, and

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Sollins.

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On page 1 in lines 11 and 12 strike out the

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following: "twenty-five" and insert in lieu thereof the

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word "twenty".

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THE CHAIRMAN: Amendment submitted by Delegate

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Needle, seconded by Delegates Hardwicke and Sollins.

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The Chair recognizes Delegate Needle.

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DELEGATE NEEDLE: I am told by my seat mates

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I have a winner this time. I see I am gaining strength.

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I hope we have overwhelming support for this amendment

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and you will approve all the others unanimously.

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Maryland, with the present twenty-year duration

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between those periods, the question of calling a consti-

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tutional convention be placed on the ballot, is one of

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nine states that have that provision. I don't know where

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Delegate Boyer got his figures. You had a research paper