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words "and county officials other than Bal-
timore City officials".
Is that your modification?
MR. BYRNES: Yes, it is, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Henderson,
the Chair's ruling was based, in response to
your question, in part on the assumption
that judges, under this constitution, would
not be Baltimore City officials within the
meaning of this phrase. It may or may not
be necessary for you to make your amend-
ment. If you decide to do so, it will be
considered in order.
In other words, it will not be considered
as contradictory of the phrase "Baltimore
City officials''.
DELEGATE HENDERSON: But it
would be state officials, that is my point.
THE CHAIRMAN: Oh, I see.
DELEGATE HENDERSON: Unless it
could be styled to make an exception in
that case —
THE CHAIRMAN: I am sorry, I missed
your point. The further amendment would
be in order.
Let me state the modification, please.
The modification which the sponsor de-
sires to make is as follows: On lines 1, 2
and 3 of the amendment, on page 3, section
7, General Elections, in line 22 after the
word "officials" add the words "and county
officials other than Baltimore City officials".
The Chair understands there is no ob-
jection to the modification. For what pur-
pose does Delegate Schloeder rise?
DELEGATE SCHLOEDER: I would like
to clarify for Judge Henderson that the
Committee in its colloquy with Chairman
Mudd of the Judicial Branch Committee
thought we had made clear we would have
no objection to any kind of amendment that
would clarify the judicial election proce-
dure, and I just would not want anybody
here to vote for this amendment on the
mistaken idea that it would benefit or make
it more easy for judicial elections to be
held under the present judicial branch
article.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are you ready for
the question?
For what purpose does Delegate Byrnes
rise?
DELEGATE BYRNES: I would like to
clarify, also, that there are three amend-
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ments which will follow. One deals with
staggered terms, one with judges, and the
other is possible local options. It is my un-
derstanding that no matter how we vote on
this, all three of those will be available
to us.
Delegate Borom has suggested we have
a completely undebated amendment before
us which would possibly influence the vote.
I would suggest it should not influence you
no matter which way you vote.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well, the ques-
tion. The Clerk will ring the quorum bell.
Delegate Dukes.
DELEGATE DUKES: May I direct an
inquiry to Delegate Byrnes?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Byrnes
does not have the floor now.
The debate is ended.
DELEGATE DUKES: I would ask that
you accept a further modification. After
the words "except Baltimore City", could
we add "and Prince George's County, these
two being entitled to do as they please".
THE CHAIRMAN: That is not the
wording of the present amendment, Dele-
gate Dukes.
DELEGATE DUKES: I will yield to the
Chair.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are you ready for
the question?
(Call for the question.)
The question arises on the adoption of
the first portion of Amendment No. 14 as
divided. You are therefore voting now only
on the first portion of Amendment No. 14
as modified.
The effect of the amendment if adopted
would be to rewrite line 22 on page 3 so
that it would read "State officials and
county officials other than Baltimore City
officials shall be elected."
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of the
amendment, a vote No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 57 votes in the affirmative,
41 in the negative, the motion is carried
and the amendment adopted.
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