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MARYLAND MANUAL 265 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS Chairman: Reginald A. Asplen, 1975 Vice Chairman: Theodore N. Clark, 1975 Frank Canizzaro, Jr., 1975; Bruce R. Harrison, 1975; Ann Schissler, 1975. Willard A. Morris, State Administrator of Election Laws, 1975 140 Main Street, Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 267-5711 The State Administrative Board of Election Laws, created by Chapter 555, Acts of 1969, exercises supervision over the conduct of elections in the State. The Board consists of five members appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for four year terms. Three members must be of the same political party as the Governor, while two members represent the party which received the second greatest number of votes in the most recent gubernatorial election. The Board selects its own officers. The Governor also appoints the State Administrator of Election Laws for a six-year term. The Board assumed all powers and duties formerly vested in the Secretary of State with regards to elections. It adopts rules and regu- lations to assist the local Boards of Supervisors of Elections with regards to elections, voting, and voter registration. The Board is to keep election records and make an annual report to the General Assembly (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 33, sees. 1A-I, 18-1, 18-2). OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY Richard A. Batterton, Director Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-6810 The Governor established this office by Executive Order in 1973 for the purpose of carrying out the mandatory allotment program to cope with the energy shortage in the State. The Office is staffed with personnel loaned from other State agencies and is to set up guidelines and rules for the conservation of energy. The State will be able to command ten percent of all of the distillate fuel in the State which can be allocated on the basis of hardship cases. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ADVISORY BOARD Appointed by the Governor: William Walsh, 1975; William F. Mosner, 1975. Appointed by the President of the Senate: Alfred L. Scanlan, 1975. Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates: Delia B. Spencer, 1975. Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals: James H. Whitney, 1975. The Financial Disclosure Advisory Board was created by Chapter 3, Acts of the Special Session of 1973, to oversee the law requiring the public disclosure of the personal finances of public officials in Mary- land. The Board consists of five members. Two are appointed by the Gov- ernor, one by the President of the Senate, one by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and one who is not a judge, appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. One appointee of the Governor |
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