who represent Maryland in the National Confer-
ence of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
They receive no salary but are allowed their actu-
al disbursements for expenses (Code 1957, Art.
41, secs. 153, 154). The Commissioners serve on
committees that draft laws to be submitted to the
legislatures of the several states and recommend
measures for the promotion of uniform legisla-
tion.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS AND
ROSTER OF MEMBERS—1981
A Constitutional amendment (Chapter 363,
Acts of 1972) ratified by the people on November
7, 1972, divided the State of Maryland into 47
districts for the election of the 188 members of
the Senate and the House of Delegates. Each
Legislative District elects 1 Senator and 3 Dele-
gates, for a total of 47 Senators and 141 Dele-
gates. Each district may be divided into three
Delegate subdistricts or one multi-member Dele-
gate subdistrict. Each district must consist of ad-
joining territory, be compact in form, and of
equal population (Const. 1867, Art. Ill, secs.
1-4). In districts that contain more than two
counties or parts of more than two counties and
where the Delegates are elected at large by the
voters of the entire district, no county or part of
a county is allowed to have more than one resi-
dent Delegate.
Pursuant to Article III, Section 5 of the Con-
stitution, the Governor presented his legislative
districting plan to the General Assembly and it
became law on February 24, 1973. Since it was
declared not to have been prepared in conformity
with the "public hearings" requirement, the
Court of Appeals invalidated it on July 31, 1973.
The Court of Appeals then established new
boundaries for the forty-seven legislative districts
by an order dated March 15, 1974 (Misc. nos. 5
and 6, September Term 1972, and Misc. nos. 1-4,
7-13, September Term 1973). The boundaries not-
ed below are those promulgated March 15, 1974,
with voter registration statistics as of October 9,
1978, for Districts 1-36 and as of January 1,
1979, for Districts 37-47, for the Democratic Par-
ty (D); Republican Party (R); American Party,
others, and those who decline party affiliation
(0).
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 1
Garrett County and Allegany County Elec-
tion Districts 5-15, 17-20, 22-32, 34, and 35.
Voter reg.: 19,104 (D); 21,462 (R); 1,205
(0).
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SENATOR
District 1: Allegany and Garrett Counties
Edward J. Mason (R)
DELEGATES
Subdistrict 1A—1 Delegate
Garrett County and Allegany County Elec-
tion Districts 9, 10, 15, 18, 19. 25, and 27.
Voter reg.: 5,272 (D); 8,920 (R); 332 (0).
DeCorsey E. Bolden (R)
Subdistrict 1B—2 Delegates
Allegany County Election Districts 5-8,
11-14, 17, 20, 22-24, 26, 28-32, 34, and 35.
Voter reg.: 13,832 (D); 12,542 (R); 872 (0).
William B. Byrnes (D)
Thomas B. Cumiskey (D)
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 2
Allegany County Election Districts 1-4, 16,
21, and 33; and Washington County Election
Districts 2-5, 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20-26. Vot-
er reg.: 22,979 (D); 14,626 (R); 1,477 (0).
SENATOR
Victor Cushwa (D)
DELEGATES
Subdistrict 2A—1 Delegate
Allegany County Election Districts 1-4, 16,
21, and 33; and Washington County Election
Districts 4, 5, 15, and 23. Voter reg.: 6,298
(D); 5,017 (R); 351 (0).
Casper R. Taylor, Jr. (D)
Subdistrict 2B—1 Delegate
Washington County Election Districts 2, 10,
12, 17, 20, precinct 3 of Election District 22,
and Election District 26. Voter reg.: 8,985
(D); 5,221 (R); 644 (0).
Irwin F. Hoffman (D)
Subdistrict 2C—1 Delegate
Washington County Election Districts 3, 21,
precincts 1 and 2 of Election District 22, and
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