gate desire to speak in opposition to the
amendment?
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
I just want to speak. I do not know whether
I am for or against.
THE CHAIRMAN: I have to first give
the opportunity to a delegate wishing to
speak in opposition to the amendment.
DELEGATE MALKUS: I ask for the
opportunity to ask a question of some con-
cern to me before we dispose of the alter-
nates.
THE CHAIRMAN: Does any other dele-
gate desire to speak in opposition to the
amendment? In favor of the amendment?
Delegate Kahl.
DELEGATE KAHL: Mr. President, fel-
low members of the Convention, I just
want to tell you that I heard too many
delegates say they have come here to vote
their own conscience. I would also like to
remind you that we were elected by the
people of the State of Maryland to repre-
sent them. I do not think we should think
about our own self interest. I think we
should be down here representing the entire
State of Maryland, and that includes the
rural areas. I would like to vote for the
amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Does any other dele-
gate desire to speak in opposition to the
amendment? Does any other delegate desire
to speak in favor of the amendment? Dele-
gate Kirkland.
DELEGATE KIRKLAND: Mr. Presi-
dent, I would like to once again remind
this body that Delegate Gallagher said
there was no magic to the figures of 105
and 35. He also said perhaps other numbers
could be suggested and might be better. I
would suggest that 142 and 43 is that
figure.
THE CHAIRMAN: The question now
arises on the adoption of Amendment No.
66. Committee Recommendation LB-I. Does
Delegate Malkus' question pertain to this
amendment?
DELEGATE MALKUS: Mr. President,
I think my question is germane to the en-
tire subject matter.
THE CHAIRMAN: State the question.
DELEGATE MALKUS: If we adopt this
amendment, the 105 and 35, will it not be
in effect for the next election?
THE CHAIRMAN: I cannot answer that |
question because it depends upon the sched-
ule of transitional provisions and the effec-
tive dates which this Convention puts in
the constitution.
DELEGATE MALKUS: You have stated
then, sir, that whatever we do could be de-
layed for any period of time?
THE CHAIRMAN: I would assume but
do not know that this Convention would
adopt in the schedule of transitional provi-
sions a provision that would provide that
all persons presently holding elected offices
would retain the offices until the end of
their elected terms.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Talking about
the 1970 election.
THE CHAIRMAN: My answer to you
is that this Convention may provide that
this section would be applicable to that
election. I do not know whether it will.
DELEGATE MALKUS: Has the leader-
ship of this Convention taken into consid-
eration the possibility of asking the federal
government to have an earlier census so we
will not have to fight thing thing out twice
in two or three years? I understand it is
possible for the federal government to have
an early census. If I am right or wrong,
I do not know.
THE CHAIRMAN: The answer to your
question, I believe, was given by Delegate
Gallagher in his presentation of the Com-
mittee Report. I think he said the matter
had been considered and was still under
consideration by his Committee; is that
correct?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: That is cor-
rect. The cost is 25 cents per person. We
know there is a million dollars involved.
We are looking for other ways to make the
decision of the constitution applicable to
1970. If we want to find that way, it may
well be that the 35-105 figure will be ap-
plied to the 1960 census figure which Judge
Henderson suggested it could be or it may.
await 1974. That is something that the
Committee has yet to work out because of
the problems involved in determining when
the information will be available or what
other information will be satisfactory to act
upon.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Malkus, do
you have a further question?
DELEGATE MALKUS: No, Mr. Presi-
dent, but the cost will end up being the
same because just as soon as we are
elected under the old census figures, Dele- |
