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THE CHAIRMAN : Delegate Frederick.
DELEGATE FREDERICK: In other
words, if the Baltimore City charter pro-
vided for election in 1971 and a county
charter provided for their election in 1970,
further public general law could knock both
those provisions out.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Hanson.
DELEGATE HANSON: Yes, as Dele-
gate Gallagher explained, this would be the
same in the case of any county. It could
establish its elections at any time it chose
under its charter. However, the General
Assembly could by general law at some
later time, if it felt it necessary and desir-
able to do so, reconcile elections and place
them all at the same time.
DELEGATE STORM: One further ques-
tion from Delegate Hanson.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Hanson,
do you yield to another question?
DELEGATE HANSON: Yes.
DELEGATE STORM: With further ref-
erence to your answer to Delegate Fred-
erick's question, did I understand an earlier
answer to say that you were quite confident
that with the number of votes that the
Baltimore City delegation has in the Gen-
eral Assembly and with the desire of the
State to satisfy Baltimore City in such a
matter that the legislative would never pass
any law which would interfere with Balti-
more City's desires in this? Was that not
correct?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Hanson.
DELEGATE HANSON: Mr. Chairman,
I wish to compliment the delegate from
Frederick County in understanding what I
fear I made only implicit in my remarks,
but he has brilliantly analyzed those re-
marks and made quite clear their meaning.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: I do not claim any
credit like that, but I felt I should calm
Delegate Frederick's fear because I can
see him being dissatisfied with this excel-
lent amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Hanson.
DELEGATE HANSON: Mr. Chairman,
I think I could make one short statement
that might simplify the thinking here.
What this amendment means is that all
elections will be at the same time unless
the charter of a county, such as that of
Baltimore City, or unless the General As-
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sembly by public law provides otherwise.
The chances are extremely high, I would
suggest, that all elections will be at the
same time with the exception of Baltimore
City.
THE CHAIRMAN: Does any other dele-
gate desire to speak in opposition to the
amendment? Is Delegate Needle in the
room? Will the delegates please take their
seats. Two delegates have requested this
Committee to consider and discuss amend-
ments to a pending amendment even though
they have not been printed. Permission has
been refused and this is understandable,
at least, in the case of one, and possibly
both amendments.
However, I suggest to the Committee
that it has not on any previous occasion
insisted upon a vote on an amendment in
order to cut off the opportunity of any
delegate to submit another amendment. The
Chair strongly urges that you do not do so
at the present time.
If necessary, the Chair will recognize
Delegate Needle so that he can submit the
matter to a vote. The Chair would much
prefer to follow the course it has hereto-
fore followed and suggests that we infor-
mally stop talking for ten minutes at which
time the amendments will be here. Delegate
Borom.
DELEGATE BOROM: Mr. Chairman, if
it is permissible, I will withdraw my objec-
tion to the amendment Mr. Barrick wants
to put to the floor.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. Delegate
Boyce.
DELEGATE BOYCE: Mr. Chairman, I
will do the same and withdraw my ob-
jection to Mr. Needle if that is what the
Chair wishes, sir.
THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you very
much. Delegate Needle, I take it you would
not be willing to embrace Delegate Bar-
rick's amendment in yours so that they
could he considered as one? I take it you
regard the matter as too important to pass
over in that fashion? I am not trying to
urge you to do so. I am just trying to find
your intent.
DELEGATE NEEDLE: I am not cer-
tain how his amendment could be embraced
in mine. If you could state that, Mr. Pres-
ident, I would be glad to consider it.
THE CHAIRMAN: I do not believe it
can and under the circumstances, the Chair
will recognize Delegate Barrick to speak
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