VETOES

(3) The vote on the question of calling or not calling a constitutional
convention shall be received, counted, and canvassed in the manner prescribed by the
General Election Laws. The canvassing boards for the several counties and for the City
of Baltimore shall certify the vote on the question of calling a constitutional convention
to the Governor; the Secretary of State, and the State Treasurer and the State
Administrative Board of Election Laws', and the Board of State Canvassers at the time of
their meeting to make a statement of the vote cast for the candidates voted for at that
election, also shall make a statement of the vote cast on the question of calling a
constitutional convention, and shall transmit the statement to the Governor; and the
Governor, after receiving the statement, shall make a proclamation of the result of the
vote on the question of calling a constitutional convention.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That notice that the
question of calling a constitutional convention that is to be submitted to the voters shall
be given in the same manner and for the same time as is required by Section 2-10
(Notice of Elections) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 1990.

May 25, 1990

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, and Article III, Section 52(8) of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today expressly disapproved and vetoed the following item in
House Bill 376, the General Construction Loan of 1990:

Item (5)(b)(iii) appearing on page 10 of the enrolled bill entitled:

"Design and prepare detailed plans and specifications to renovate and construct a State
Police Barracks (Carroll County).....150.000"

I will subsequently sign House Bill 376, which is approved except for this item.

Over the past 4 years, my Administration has made a concerted effort to develop a
5-year capital improvement program that is based on the State's Debt Affordability
criteria for each of the 5 years of the program. As you know, programs funded in 1 year
can now reasonably expect construction funding to be appropriated when design is
complete. This has eliminated the practice of providing a level of design appropriations
in 1 year that would result in a level of construction activity in the following years in
excess of the State's Debt Affordability limits.

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