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also done on this question. I find only one state, in

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Maryland, has a twenty-five year provision as his committee

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recommends. I find that most of the states average out

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at approximately ten or twelve years. I thought the

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model state constitution has a fifteen year provision.

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I think increasing the duration is a step in

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the wrong direction. As I stated earlier, I would prefer

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to see a shorter period of time but I will settle for

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the twenty years we now have.

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Taken with the other provisions and your

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failure to adopt the earlier amendments which would ease

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the procedure by which a constitutional convention could

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be called, I think it is compelling that you provide

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that it be placed on the ballot at least every twenty

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years.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.

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DELEGATE BOYER: Mr. Chairman, again in

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support of the committee recommendation, I would urge

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rejection of this amendment. We felt, as I reviewed before,

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there are many arguments for a mandatory submission to

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the people of twenty-five year interval for the constitutional