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tainly worth one-tenth of one percent of
the county budget.
As far as the poor and independent not
voting on a particular level of election, I
would submit that the poor do not vote and
the independents do not vote, not because
of frequency of elections, but because the
candidates that are running for office are
candidates that are not easily identified
by the poor and by the independents.
I would hope that you would support
the Committee Recommendation which
would allow Baltimore City to continue its
present system of elections and would al-
low the counties to have their elections at
a time when visibility and responsibility —
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
You have thirty seconds.
DELEGATE SCHLOEDER: — would be
most advantageous.
For those reasons, I ask you to support
the Committee on this recommendation.
Thank you.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
We now come to the uncontrolled time and
the Chair recognizes Delegate Macdonald.
Do you want to offer your amendment at
this time?
DELEGATE MACDONALD: I will of-
fer my amendment at this time.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
What is the number on your amendment,
Delegate Macdonald?
DELEGATE MACDONALD: I do not
have the copy.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
I do not, either.
Delegate Macdonald, do you know what
letter is on your amendment?
DELEGATE MACDONALD: I do not.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
When did you ask for it to be prepared?
DELEGATE MACDONALD: Yesterday.
I asked the page for a copy about twenty
minutes ago and they did not seem to have
one.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
We will just have to wait a moment until
we locate the amendment. It should be here.
The Chair rules your amendment is not
germane to the other amendment and will
have to be offered later.
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DELEGATE MACDONALD: I might
point out that I think the sponsor of the
amendment which is now pending, namely
Amendment No. 14, would accept this as an
amendment to the amendment. But if the
Chair would rule it would not be germane,
we would hold it until after Amendment
No. 14 is passed.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
I think that is what we will have to do.
Delegate Dukes.
DELEGATE DUKES: At what point
would it be appropriate to inquire as to
whether or not this question is divisible
and request division?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
At the time we would vote on the question
would be the proper time.
Delegate Dukes, are you talking about
Amendment No. 14, is that right?
DELEGATE DUKES: Yes, I guess it
is 14.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
You can demand division of the question at
any time.
DELEGATE DUKES: If it is divisible,
and it seems to me it is, I would request
it be divided.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
As I understand it, Delegate Dukes, you
want division of the question of the two
parts that are referred to?
DELEGATE DUKES: My position es-
sentially is whether or not state and county
elections ought to be held together is one
question and whether Baltimore City ought
to be treated separate from everybody else
is another.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
All right, sir.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Byrnes
just to oppose the division, sir.
What is your question?
DELEGATE BYRNES: I wanted to op-
pose the division.
Has the Chair ruled?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
The Chair has to rule that there can be a
division of the question.
Delegate Schloeder.
DELEGATE SCHLOEDER: I just rose
to say the Committee would certainly be
willing to divide the question.
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