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though 8 (A) had been adopted, and 8 (A)
was rejected, so that this does not change
the point that you made, Delegate Gullett.
The last sentence reads as in Amend-
ment No. 8, "No municipal corporation
may establish a voting age requirements of
more than nineteen years nor a residency
requirement of more than one year."
Under the first sentence as amended it
would be possible for a municipal corpora-
tion to provide for voting by non-resident
property owners. If the phrase that you
referred to in lines 40 and 41 were deleted,
it would seem to the Chair, at least, that
the effect of section 9 would be to prohibit
a municipal corporation from providing; for
election by non-resident property owners.
Although you referred to the voting by
non-resident property owners as an exten-
sion of the voting, that is true only in the
limited sense. It is a qualification of
voting, because it restricts the non-resi-
dents who may vote. In other words, it is
a limitation on the non-residents who may
vote.
The Chair suggests to you, therefore,
that if this clause were removed from sec-
tion 9, it would be possible at least to
construe it as a limitation upon the power
of the municipality under section 2 as
amended.
Delegate Gullett.
DELEGATE GULLETT: Mr, Chairman,
I am perfectly willing to accept the con-
struction of the Chair on this matter. I was
wondering if the majority would put in
their commentary what Delegate Clagett
suggested yesterday. I am perfectly willing
that that stay in there.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair would
like to observe that here again is a matter
that the Committee on Style might make
note of and consider whether further clar-
ification is necessary. I do not personally
believe it is, but they may.
I take it, Delegate White, you would
not offer your amendment?
DELEGATE WHITE: Mr. Chairman,
unless I could get the agreement of the
Committee of the Whole of yesterday, I
would have no objection. Getting1 no de-
bate, I take my seat.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. Thank
you.
Are there any other amendments to sec-
tion 9?
(There was no response.)
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If not, we will revert to section 1.
Delegate Carson, is your amendment
now printed?
DELEGATE CARSON: It is, Mr. Chair-
man, amendment AN.
THE CHAIRMAN: Pages will please
distribute amendment AN.
This will be Amendment No. 18.
Delegate Byrnes.
DELEGATE BYRNES: Mr. Chairman,
while awaiting1 the amendment, I would
address inquiry to the Chairman regarding
section 9.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Committee
Chairman?
DELEGATE BYRNES: The Committee,
yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Ross.
State the question.
DELEGATE BYRNES: Is there any
question section 9 refers to general elec-
tions, federal, state, county, municipal?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Ross.
DELEGATE ROSS: That is correct.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Clerk will read
Amendment No. 18.
READING CLERR: Amendment No. 18
to Committee Recommendation S&E-2 by
Delegates Carson and Grant: On page 1,
section 1, Eligible Voters in Federal, State
and County Elections, in line 11 after the
word "District" add the words: "and
county", and in line 17 after the letters
"trict" add the words "or county"; and
in the same line after the word "another"
add the words "district or county". In line
19 after the word "district" add the words
"or county".
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment
having been seconded by Delegate Grant,
the Chair recognizes Delegate Carson.
DELEGATE CARSON: Mr. Chairman,
ladies and gentlemen: This is merely a
clarification amendment which will make
it crystal-clear that in order to vote in a
county election, and "county" includes Bal-
timore City, one will have to be resident
within the boundaries of that county or
of Baltimore City. That is the intent of it,
and that is all that it does.
If anyone wants to challenge the use of
the grammar or say that the Style Com-
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