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standard across the State. Something that was illegal

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in one county would not be legal in another. You would

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have to have a uniform standard.

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THE CHAIRMAN: One more question.

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Delegate Bamberger.

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DELEGATE BAMBERGER: I just do have one. This

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will take some consideration of the language.

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You say, first, the General Assembly shall

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provide by law for investigation and you restrict that to

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two areas, one, misconduct and, two, incompetency. Then

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you provide for removal, but removal while it is for good

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cause which would seem to me to be rather broad is re-

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stricted to removal of officers who have been investigated

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so, in effect, what you are saying is that the General

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Assembly may provide for removal for misconduct for in-

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competency and not for any other reason.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant.

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DELEGATE GRANT: That is correct because the

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phrase "misconduct in office" as I read the definition

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includes willful malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance and

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any act involving moral turpitude or contrary to justice,