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Should we lean then our ballot this way
when we have two officials, when we could
emulate New Jersey and Maine and have
only one and simplify the election proce-
dure for the folks around the Washington
area who have such long ballots and get
confused by having three elected state-wide
officials?
We would only be reduced to two and if
the lieutenant governor were appointed,
would this not shorten the ballot?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: The voter is
not going to have to pull any more levers
on the voting machine than he does now,
because he pulls the governor and lieuten-
ant governor lever together. Just one lever
votes for both people.
(Laughter.)
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: Do you feel some
voters will get confused and be looking
around for another lever to pull for the
lieutenant governor and be unsatisfied and
be worried for fear that they had cast a
spoiled ballot?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Chairman Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: I would doubt
that.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: You do feel sin-
cerely that we are not dispersing the au-
thority of the governor by having another
man comparably elected with in fact the
same number of votes that the governor
gets and being able to say to the governor
that most of those people voted for him
rather than the governor. Are we not dis-
persing the powers of the executive and
weakening him so he will not be able to
either take us forward to the 21st Century
or back to the 17th as the new governor
will in fact be able to do if he has all the
other powers?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Chairman Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: My answer is
no, I do not.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Storm.
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DELEGATE STORM: Thank you for
your faith in the new lieutenant governor.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Kiefer.
DELEGATE KIEFER: I am happy to
announce the presence of two groups in
the gallery immediately before you. I hope
they have enjoyed the subtle and interest-
ing examination by Delegate Storm of
Frederick County.
The first group, first because they were
here first, are students from the Roland
Park Country School with their advisor,
Mrs. Fetter, and also one of the mothers,
Mrs. George Parkhurst.
The other group are girl students from
Trinity School in Ilchester. They are ac-
companied by their teacher, Sister Ger-
trude and Sister Katherine Anthony. They
are having a liberal education this after-
noon and I hope this body will welcome
them.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
The Convention is very happy to welcome
these two groups.
(Applause.)
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Chabot.
DELEGATE CHABOT: With regard to
section 4.03 but on a completely different
tack, I wonder if you could tell us how
many other states permit the governor to
delegate to the lieutenant governor or to
any other officer the power to sign veto
bills?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Chairman Morgan.
CHAIRMAN MORGAN: I think in most
states the governor would not confer all
of his powers on the lieutenant governor.
I assume that that would give the lieu-
tenant governor as acting governor the
power to veto the bills. I do not know of
any state where the governor can delegate
part of his powers or any part of his
powers to the lieutenant governor.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Chabot.
DELEGATE CHABOT: Why did the
Committee feel that it was important that
Maryland break new ground on this par-
ticular point, of permitting the governor to
delegate specifically the power to sign veto
bills?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
Delegate Morgan.
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