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MARYLAND MANUAL 39
The Executive THE GOVERNOR Spiro T. Agnew, Governor, 1971 John G. Lauber, Director, Governor's Task Force on Modern Management Jean E. Spencer, Assistant Director, Governor's Task Force on Modern Management Cynthia M. Rosenwald, Administrative Assistant Robert Montgomery, Jr., Legislative Officer David J. Markey, Assistant Legislative Officer J. Thomas Manger, Jr„ Administrative Officer Arthur J. Sohmer, Appointments Officer Joseph Sachs, Assistant Appointments Officer Herbert L. Thompson, Public Relations Officer John E. Surrick, Assistant Public Relations Officer Charles S. Bresler, National Relations Officer Robert W. Martin, Assistant National Relations Officer Ormsby S. Moore, Program Executive B. Melvin Cole. Program Executive Russell H. McCain, Program Executive Edward J. McCabe, Program Executive Vladimir A. Wahbe, Program Executive Gilbert Ware, Program Executive Alice D. Fringer, Personal Secretary State House, Annapolis 21404 Telephone; 263-2666 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3010 1001 3rd Street, S.W., Washington, D. C. 20024 Telephone: 638-0717 The Governor is the chief executive officer of the State and the Commander-in-Chief of its military forces. He is elected by popular vote for a term of four years, his term of office beginning on the fourth Wednesday of January following his election. No person may serve as Governor for more than two consecutive terms. To be eli- gible for the office of Governor, a person must be at least thirty years of age and must have been for ten years a citizen of the State, and for five years preceding the date of his election a resi- dent of the State. At the time of his election, he must also be a qualified voter of the State (Const. 1867, Art. II, sees. 1, 3, 6). The Governor must submit to each annual session of the General Assembly a budget for the next ensuing fiscal year. He also makes recommendations for the raising of the principal and interest of the State's indebtedness. The Governor may also inform the General Assembly at any time of the condition of the State (II, 19; III, 52(3)). Before a bill may become law the Governor must sign it, with the single exception of the General Appropriation Act. However, any bill which he vetoes may be passed without his signature by three-fifths of the total number of members of each house of the General Assembly, either at the current session or at the session next following. Or should the Governor, while the Legislature is in session, fail to return any bill with his objections within six days, the Act becomes law automatically unless the adjournment of the General Assembly prevents the return of the bill; then the bill fails. The Governor has the power to veto any part of an appropriation bill, in the same manner as other bills, without vetoing all (II, 17 as amended by Acts 1949, chap. 714). |
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