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identical, it appears that House Bill 275 "would only tend to confuse
a situation which is now abundantly clear". I have therefore vetoed
this bill.

Respectfully,

(s) THEODORE R. MCKELDIN,

Governor
TRMcK/A

Senate Bill No. 318—Baltimore County Elections

AN ACT to add new Section 95 (d-1) to Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Elections", sub-title
"Elections", to follow immediately after Section 95 (d) thereof,
providing for alphabetical listing of all candidates for a particular
office on the general election ballot in Baltimore County.

May 9, 1955

Honorable Louis L. Goldstein
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

The form and arrangement of ballot labels is standardized through-
out the State by the provisions of Section 95 of Article 33 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition). Senate Bill 318 would
provide a different method for Baltimore County only, whereby at
general elections in said county the names of all nominees would
appear in adjacent rows or columns in alphabetical order "under the
office for which nominated and irrespective of party affiliation".

Aside from the ambiguity of the language employed in this bill,
there is no discernible reason for modification in one county alone,
of a state-wide law relating to such an important subject as elections.
The provisions for labelling the voting machines, which henceforth
will be in use throughout the state, should remain uniform. Any
change which may be found desirable should be state-wide in its
application. I am therefore returning the bill herewith without my
approval.

Respectfully,

(s) THEODORE R. MCKELDIN,

Governor
TRMcK/A

Senate Bill No. 340—School Incentive Fund

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 215 (5)
of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 19. Source and Dis-
tribution of Income", relating to the amount of the Incentive
Fund for the construction of public school buildings and public