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DELEGATE BARD: Mr. Chairman,
may I ask a question, and then I would
like to say a few words? I would like to
ask whether it would be possible, should
the amendment fail, for us to change para-
graph 2 so that the counties might decide
for themselves whether or not they choose
to have the separate election year. In other
words, the larger ones might decide if they
wish to have a separate election while
smaller ones perhaps might decide to keep
it on with the gubernatorial election.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
The Chair understands there is an amend-
ment to be offered to allow the General
Assembly.
Delegate Raley.
DELEGATE RALEY: Mr. Chairman, I
think that maybe we ought to let you know
that we are going to offer an amendment
by myself, and Delegates Hanson and
Scanlon, which in effect would solve the
whole problem and would not have the
major demerit that either this amendment
or the Committee Report has of locking
these things in and leaving it up com-
pletely to the General Assembly. We cannot
foresee what changes might be needed, so
we are going to offer an amendment then
at the proper time, whenever that is, will
allow the selectibility, which I think would
be a happy solution to the entire problem.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
Amendment No. 14 is the one before us and
the one we must vote on first.
Dr. Bard, do you wish to speak for the
amendment?
DELEGATE BARD: No. I would just
like to say, Mr. Chairman, on a matter of
personal privilege, that in light of your
comment it seems to me that Mr. Boyce's
remarks in regard to the city delegation
are not in order.
The Baltimore City delegation, it seems
to me, would be free to vote as individuals
on this question, recognizing that the
amendment would clarify the issues which
trouble them.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
The Chair recognizes Delegate Gilchrist.
DELEGATE GILCHRIST: Would Dele-
gate Bard yield for a question?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding) :
Delegate Bard, would you yield for a ques-
tion?
DELEGATE BARD: I do not have the
floor, but I will be glad to yield.
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DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
Delegate Gilchrist.
DELEGATE GILCHRIST: Delegate
Bard, under your proposal, what you mean
is that you would leave the delegates free
to stick the other counties in the State with
what Baltimore City wants regardless of
whether they want it or not?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
Delegate Bard.
DELEGATE BARD: I have not said
anything of the sort, Delegate Gilchrist. It
seems to me you are putting words in my
mouth.
What I did say was that irrespective of
what happens to the majority report, the
Baltimore City delegation as such would
not, of necessity, need to vote either for or
against this amendment. There is a separa-
tion of the issue, the opposite of what you
say.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
Delegate Beatrice Miller.
DELEGATE BEATRICE MILLER: Mr.
Chairman, I merely want clarification. At
this point I am thoroughly confused. I
thought we were speaking to amendment F.
Is that correct?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
That is correct.
DELEGATE BEATRICE MILLER: I
thought that Amendment F, and please
correct me if I am in error, would change
the word before "State" by adding the
words "and counties", thus permitting the
counties to vote every four years, starting
with 1970. If in the next paragraph we
strike the word "county" and add the
words "Baltimore City", this would per-
mit Baltimore City to vote in 1971. Is this
correct?
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
You are correct, but the question has been
divided and will be presented in two parts.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Johnson
to speak for the amendment.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Mr. Chair-
man, I would like to appeal the ruling of
the Chair with respect to dividing this
question. I do not believe that the question
is divisible, and I would like the Chair to
reconsider its ruling. I would he glad to
give my reasons.
DELEGATE J. CLARK (presiding):
Well, our parliamentarians advise me that
even if the division was not called for, the
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