CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
		NO COMPARABLE SECTIONS.
		Section 1.06. Grand Jury Indictment.
		No person shall be held to answer for a fe-
		lony unless on indictment of a grand jury,
		except in cases arising in the militia while in
		actual service.
		Section 1.10. Double Jeopardy.
		No person shall be twice put in jeopardy
		of criminal punishment for the same offense.
	ARTICLE 1. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
	Section 1. All elections shall be by	See Section 2.01, Voters in National^ State,
	ballot; and every citizen of the United	and County Elections, p. 2, for qualifications
	States, of the age of twenty-one years, or	for voting.
	upwards, who has been a resident of the State for one year, and of the Legislative	Section 3.04. Legislative Districts.
	District of Baltimore Gity, or of the county,	The State shall be divided by law into dis-
	in which he may offer to vote, for six	tricts for the election of members of the
	months next preceding the election, shall	Senate. Each senate district shall be subdivid-
	be entitled to vote, in the ward or election	ed into three districts for the election of
	district, in which he resides, at all elections	members of the House of Delegates. The
	hereafter to be held in this State; and in	population represented by each senator shall
	case any county, or city, shall be so divided	be substantially equal, as shall the popula-
	as to form portions of different electoral	tion represented by each delegate. Each dis-
	districts, for the election of Representatives	trict shall consist of adjoining territory and
	in Congress, Senators, Delegates, or other	be compact in form. Due regard shall be giv-
	Officers, then, to entitle a person to vote	en to natural boundaries and the boundaries
	for such officer, he must have been a resi-	of political subdivisions. Boundaries of dis-
	dent of that part of the county, or city,	tricts shall be redrawn according to these
	which shall form a part of the electoral	standards prior to the general election in
	district, in which he offers to vote, tor six	1982 and in every tenth year thereafter.
	months next preceding the election; but a person, who shall have acquired a resi-	Section 3.07. Congressional Districts.
	dence in such county, or city, entitling him	The State shall be divided by law into
	to vote at any such election, shall be	congressional districts for the election of
	entitled to vote in the election district from	members of the United States House of Rep-
	which he removed, until he shall have	resentatives. The difference between the
	acquired a residence in the part of the	populations of the largest and smallest
	county, or city, to which he has removed.	congressional districts in the State shall not
		exceed ten per cent of the mean population
		of all congressional districts. Each congres-
		sional district shall consist of adjoining terri-
		tory and be compact in form. Due regard
		shall be given to natural boundaries and the
		boundaries of political subdivisions. Bounda-
		ries of congressional districts shall be
		redrawn according to these standards prior
		to the general election in 1972 and in every
		tenth year thereafter.
		Section 2.02. Voters in Presidential Elections.
		For purposes of voting for president and
		vice president of the United States or for elec-
		tors for those offices, the General Assembly
		shall prescribe by law a lesser residence re-
		quirement for citizens who have resided in
		this State for less than six months.

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