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MARYLAND MANUAL 687
gates in place of the ineligible person or persons. Every
election of Governor or of Lieutenant Governor, or both, by
the General Assembly shall be determined by a joint ma-
jority of the Senate and House of Delegates; and the vote
shall be taken viva voce. But if two or more sets of persons
shall have the highest and an equal number of votes, then,
a second vote shall be taken, which shall be confined to the
sets of persons having an equal number; and if the vote
should again be equal, then the election of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor shall be determined by lot between
those sets, who shall have the highest and an equal number
on the first vote.
5.
A person to be eligible for the office of Governor or Lieu-
tenant Governor must have attained the age of 30 years and
must have been a resident and registered voter of the State
for five years next immediately preceding his election.
6.
(a) If the Governor-elect is disqualified, resigns, or dies,
the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become Governor for
the full term. If the Governor-elect fails to assume office for
any other reason, the newly elected Lieutenant Governor
shall become Lieutenant Governor and shall serve as acting
Governor until the Governor-elect assumes office or until
the office becomes vacant.
(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as acting Gov-
ernor when notified in writing by the Governor that the
Governor will be temporarily unable to perform the duties
of his office. The Lieutenant Governor also shall serve as
acting Governor when the Governor is disabled but is unable
to communicate to the Lieutenant Governor the fact of his
inability to perform the duties of his office. In either event
the Lieutenant Governor shall serve as acting Governor
until notified in writing by the Governor that he is able to
resume the duties of his office or until the office becomes
vacant.
(c) The General Assembly, by the affirmative vote of
three-fifths of all its members in joint session, may adopt a
resolution declaring that the Governor or Lieutenant Gov-
ernor is unable by reason of physical or mental disability
to perform the duties of his office. When action is under-
taken pursuant to this subsection of the Constitution, the
officer who concludes that the other officer is unable, by
reason of disability, to perform the duties of his office shall

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