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delegate from whatever number of delegates it had on January 1,
1962. If in the application of the formula a county or legislative
district would lose two or more delegates from whatever number it
had on January 1, 1962, a number of delegates shall be added to the
representation of that county or legislative district as necessary to
bring its number of delegates to a total which is one less than it had
on January 1, 1962. From time to time the total membership of the
House of Delegates shall be increased over the stated number of one
hundred and twenty-three (123) delegates by whatever number of
delegates is necessary to conform to the requirements of this sub-
section. "

Amendment No. 5—On page 3 of the third reading file bill imme-
diately following line 20 and in the two vertical columns thereunder
insert, respectively, from left to right, the following numerals: "1" and
"2".

Amendment No. 6—In lines 56, 59, 61 and 64 of Section 42 on page
3 of the third reading file bill, strike out, respectively, the words "four",
"three", "two", and "one" and insert in lieu thereof, respectively, the
words "twelve", "six", "four" and "three".

Amendment No. 7—Strike out all of lines 1 to 43, inclusive, com-
prising all of sub-section (f) on pages 4 and 5 of the third reading file
bill and insert in lieu thereof, the following:

"(f) The local central committee of each party which was
elected on May 15, 1962, in the several counties or legislative districts
respectively, shall nominate persons as candidates for the House of
Delegates for the additional memberships herein created. These
nominations shall be made prior to August 1, 1962. "

Amendment No. 8—In lines 43 and 43 (a) of sub-section (g) on page
5 of the third reading file bill, strike out the following: "special primary
elections provided for herein" and insert in lieu thereof the following:
"local central committees".

Which was laid over under the rules.

Senator Malkus asked that the rules be suspended in order to report
the following bill and two-thirds of the Senators-elect, voting in the
affirmative, the rules were suspended by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE

Senators:

President, Barrick, Bertorelli, Buffington, Dorf, Dorsey, Gonder, Hepbron, Hughes,
James, Johnson, Jones, Mach, Malkus, Nock, Parran, Phipps, Pine, Schweinhaut,
Shipley, Snyder, Weant, and Wheatley. Total—23

NEGATIVE

Senators:

Dean, Hall, North, Phoebus, and See. Total—5

Mr. Malkus, for the Committee on Judicial Proceedings, reported
favorably, with amendments,

House Bill No. 2—By the Speaker:

Subject: "LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT", REVISING THE PRO-
VISIONS CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES.