said Court shall be for eight years from the expiration of
the preceding term, and shall be filled as follows:

(1) Any incumbent Judge of said Court shall be eligible,
at the Congressional election immediately preceding the
expiration of his period of appointment or term, for elec-
tion or re-election to succeed himself (a) fora full term
of eight years, except as provided in (b) hereof; or (b)
for the unexpired remainder of the current eight year
term, if his appointment will expire before the end of such
term. [No] Any QUALIFIED person [other than] includ-
ing an incumbent Judge shall be eligible for election to said
Court. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY JUDGE
WHO IS IN OFFICE WHEN THIS ACT TAKES EFFECT
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE HIS NAME PLACED
UPON THE BALLOT WITH NO PARTY DESIGNATION
AND WITH NO OPPOSING CANDIDATE; AND THE
VOTERS SHALL CAST THEIR VOTES FOR OR
AGAINST THE CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE OF SAID
JUDGE.

(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on said Court from
any cause the Governor shall appoint to said Court a Judge
who shall hold office under such appointment until the
thirty-first day of December immediately following the first
Congressional election occurring six months or more after
the date of his appointment. No Judge of said Court, who
has stood for election to succeed himself and not been elected,
shall thereafter be appointed to said Court, and no Judge of
said Court, who has failed to stand for election when eligible,
shall be appointed to succeed himself.

(3) In order to qualify for election or re-election [an
incumbent Judge] all candidates shall file with the Super-
visors of Elections of Baltimore City not later than thirty
days before the date of the applicable election a certificate
[signed and duly acknowledged, stating the basis of his
eligibility and the term or remainder of term for which he
is eligible for election. Thereupon, the name of such Judge,
together with a statement of the term or remainder of term
for which he is eligible, shall be placed upon the ballot to be
used in said City in such election, with no party designation
whatever and with no opposing candidate, with space pro-
vided to permit any voter to cast his vote for or against the
continuance in office of such Judge; if the votes cast for the
continuance in office of such Judge represent a majority of
all the votes cast for or against his continuance in office,
such Judge shall hold office for the unexpired remainder
of the term or for the full term of eight years, as the case