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DELEGATE BURDETTE: Mr. Presi-
dent, a parliamentary inquiry. I am not
sure whether we are about to adopt the
green copy as amended or the white copy
as amended.
THE PRESIDENT: The white copy is
not officially before you. It is merely an
information copy. We are working on the
third reading, or green copy.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: I realize
that we have made a great many clerical
corrections, and I notice in the white copy
that a clerical correction has been made
from the green copy. I do not really need
to speak to that. I need to speak to the
question of: are we satisfied as a body
that we have sufficient authority to correct
clearly typographical errors which may be
found in further research?
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair hesitated
to suggest that the resolution be broadened
to include typographical errors because it
will become very difficult and cause prob-
lems.
We have checked as carefully as we can.
We do not think there are any more.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: I refer to
one which has been corrected in the white
copy which appears in the green copy on
page 25. This, by the way, is not original
with me. It was called to my attention last
night, and it has been corrected.
THE PRESIDENT: Is it the word
"the"?
DELEGATE BURDETTE: Yes. This
was an error made in typing the green
copy. The word was not included in the
other copies.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Burdette.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: My parlia-
mentary inquiry was whether or not we
are satisfied we had sufficient authority to
do such things if they are still discovered.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, obviously if
there is a typographical error of the kind
that means a double word, "the-the", for
instance, it can certainly be corrected,
Delegate Burdette.
DELEGATE BURDETTE: Without
resolution?
THE PRESIDENT: I think so.
Has every delegate answered the quorum
call?
The Clerk will record the quorum call.
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There being 129 delegates present, a
quorum is present.
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: I move that all
interfering rules be suspended so we may
consider Amendment No. 32.
THE PRESIDENT: The pages will
please distribute Amendment AN.
While the pages distribute the amend-
ment, the Chair will take a moment to ex-
plain its purpose.
A careful reading of the first sentence
led to the conclusion that read literally it
provided that if a person were registered
to vote in one county, he could not vote in
all counties. This obviously was not in-
tended, and the purpose of the amendment
is to make it abundantly clear that the
person registered votes only in the county
in which he is registered. The amendment
appears in line 13 and 14 on page 5 of the
white copy.
The question arises on the motion to
suspend all interfering rules to consider
at this time also Amendment No. 32.
Is there any discussion?
(There was no response.)
Are you ready for the question? The
question arises on the motion to suspend
the rules. A vote Aye is a vote to suspend.
A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted? Does any dele-
gate desire to change his vote.
(T J) ere was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 121 votes in the affirmative
and 0 in the negative, the motion carries.
The rules are suspended.
The Clerk will read Amendment No. 32.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 32
to Report S&D-18 by Delegate Penniman,
Chairman of the Committee on Style,
Drafting and Arrangement: On page 5,
section 2.01, Voters in National, State and
County Elections, in line 24 after the word
"vote" add the words "in that county";
and in the same line strike out the word
"all"; and in lines 25 and 26 strike out
these words: "held in this State".
THE PRESIDENT: The amendment is
submitted by Delegate Penniman.
Is there a second?
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