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Proceedings and Debates of the 1967 Constitutional Convention
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basis of the estimated population in 1970, and the only
place in which there is any problem with this is that
there is a possibility, obviously, where there are groups
of counties, that you may not have it; but there would
be, if a four-to-one ratio is established, for example, and
a maximum of 144, there would be two senators and four
delegates from the Eastern Shore, excluding Cecil County.
This would permit one delegate to be elected
from each of the counties that are involved in the district
I am not saying that these- necessarily will be
elected from there. What I say is that there is a
possibility of people being elected from each of those
counties, and this is the only system I have seen that
does provide it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sollins, just a minute.
Delegate Gilchrist, did you mean that answer,
one delegate for each county? You would have four
delegates in each county.
DELEGATE GILCHRIST: Four delegates in each
senatorial district.
DELEGATE SOLLINS: But you are not suggesting


 
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