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Delegate Byrnes.
DELEGATE BYRNES: I would like to
establish something on the record, if I may
direct a question to the Chairman regard-
ing section 6.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well.
State your question, sir.
DELEGATE BYRNES: The question is
in relation to page 3, lines 6 to 11. Is there
any doubt that the General Assembly
would have the plenary authority to do
each of the things specified in section 6,
page 2, lines 46 through line 50?
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair does not
understand your question. I do not know
whether Delegate Koss does or not.
Would you state it again?
DELEGATE BYRNES: Is there any
question that the General Assembly may do
in the exercise of its plenary power, each
of the things specified in section 6, page 2,
lines 46 to 50 regarding municipal elec-
tions?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Koss.
DELEGATE KOSS: Delegate Byrnes,
there is no doubt in my mind that that is
within the plenary power of the General
Assembly.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. No fur-
ther amendments.
Delegate Vecera.
DELEGATE VECERA: Mr. Chairman,
may I ask Chairman Koss a question on
section 6?
THE CHAIRMAN: You may. State the
question.
DELEGATE VECERA: Chairman Koss,
on line 47, section 6 states that the General
Assembly shall regulate the time, place and
manner of elections and then going over
into section 7, your Committee has indi-
cated, that the elections are to be set up in
such manner in 1970 for the State, and
1971 for the county.
Is there a contradiction there, or how
is that to be worked out?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Koss.
DELEGATE KOSS: Delegate Vecera,
time in terms of section 6 refers to hours
and not dates.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Vecera.
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DELEGATE VECERA: Could that pos-
sibly be construed as a date factor, or by
time, I suppose you mean one day?
THE CHAIRMAN: I think what Dele-
gate Koss is saying to you is that sections
6 and 7 would undoubtedly be read to-
gether. Section 7 would be sufficient to fix
the day and therefore section 6 would be
limited in terms of time to fixing the
hours of the day.
Are there any further questions as to
section 6? Are there any amendments as to
section 6?
(There was no response.)
If not, Delegate Carson, do you know
whether your amendment to section 1 is
now printed?
DELEGATE CARSON: Mr. Chairman,
I do not believe it is yet.
THE CHAIRMAN : Very well.
The pages will please distribute Amend-
ment AL. This will be Amendment No. 13.
The Clerk will please read the amend-
ment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 13
to Committee Recommendation S&E-2 by
Delegate Hanson:
On page 2 section 3, Eligible Voters in
Presidential Elections in lines 18 through
23, inclusive, strike out the last sentence
beginning with the word "The" in line 18
and extending through the word "removed"
in line 23.
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment was
submitted by Delegate Hanson. Is there a
second?
DELEGATE BENNETT: I second.
THE CHAIRMAN : The amendment hav-
ing been seconded, the Chair recognizes
Delegate Hanson.
DELEGATE HANSON: Mr. Chairman,
this amendment is one which I think re-
moves from the constitution a provision
which is proposed to be placed there by the
Committee which is a lovely thought, but I
think a most impractical proposal.
The Committee proposes in the last sen-
tence of section 3 to permit the General
Assembly to waive the residence require-
ments for former registered voters, who-
ever they are, who have removed from
Maryland. However, they shall not permit
voting in Maryland by any person who
meets the voting residence requirements of
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