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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS

[QUADRENNIAL ELECTIONS]

COMPARISON

Headnotes

Present
Constitution

Constitution of
1867

Constitution of
1864

Constitution of
1851

Constitution of
1776

Amendments to
1776 Constitution

Members of
City and county
Board of
Supervisors:
Start of terms.

Sec. 8. The terms of the
Members of the Board of
Supervisors of elections of
Baltimore City and of the
several counties shall com-
mence on the first Monday
of June next ensuing their
appointment.

Sec. 9. Vacant.
Sec. 10. Vacant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of
Article: To
reduce number
of elections.

Sec. 11. The purpose of
this Article is to reduce the
number of elections, by pro-
viding that all State and
county elections shall be held
only in every fourth year,
and at the time now pro-
vided by law for holding
congressional elections; and
to bring the terms of appoin-
tive officers into harmony
with the changes effected in
the time of the beginning of
the terms of elective officers;
and the administrative and
judicial officers of the State
shall construe the provisions
of this Article so as to effec-
tuate that purpose. For the
purpose of this Article only
the word "officers" shall be
construed to include those
holding positions and other
places of employment in the
State and county govern-
ments whose terms are fixed
by law, but it shall not in-
clude any appointments
made by the Board of Public
Works, nor appointments by
the Governor for terms of
three years.

Sec. 12. Vacant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inconsistencies
between this
and other
Articles;
Provisions of
this Article to
prevail.

Sec. 13. In the event of
any inconsistency between
the provisions of this Article
and any of the other provi-
sions of the Constitution, the
provisions of this Article

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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