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Maryland Manual, 1971-72
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630 MARYLAND MANUAL [Art. 2
of voting for Delegates to the General Assembly; and every
person qualified to vote for Delegates, shall be qualified
and entitled to vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
the election to be held in the same manner as the election
of Delegates, and the returns thereof, under seal, to be
addressed to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and
enclosed and transmitted to the Secretary of State, and de-
livered to said Speaker, at the commencement of the ses-
sion of the General Assembly, next ensuing said election.
1 SEC. 3. The Speaker of the House of Delegates shall
then open the said Returns, in the presence of both Houses;
and the persons having the highest number of votes for
these offices, and being Constitutionally eligible, shall be
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and shall qualify,
in the manner herein prescribed, on the third Wednesday
of January next ensuing his election, or as soon thereafter
as may be practicable.
" SEC. 4. If two or more sets of persons shall have the
highest and an equal number of votes for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, one set of them shall be chosen Gov-
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, by the Senate and House
of Delegates; and all questions in relation to the eligibility
of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and to the Returns
of said election, and to the number and legality of votes
therein given, shall be determined by the House of Dele-
gates; and if the person having the highest number of votes
for Governor or for Lieutenant Governor or both of them,
be ineligible, a person or persons shall be chosen by the
Senate and House of Delegates in place of the ineligible
person or persons. Every election of Governor or of Lieu-
tenant Governor, or both, by the General Assembly shall
be determined by a joint majority 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.
" SEC. 5. A person to be eligible for the office of Gover-
nor or Lieutenant Governor must have attained the age of
thirty years, and must have been a resident and registered
' Thus amended by Chapter 532, Acts of 1970, and by Chapter 576, Acts of 1970
ratified November 3. 1970.
" Thus amended by Chapter 532, Acts of 1970, ratified November 3, 1970.
' Thus amended by Chapter 532, Acts of 1970, ratified November 3, 1970.

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