CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	his election, and continue for four years,	Section* 4.05. Election of Governor and
	and until his successor shall have qualified;	Lieutenant Governor.
	and a person who has served two consecutive popular elective terms of office as Governor shall be ineligible to succeed himself as Governor for the term immediately follow- ing the second of said two consecutive popular elective terms.	The governor shall be elected by the voters of the State for a term beginning on the first Wednesday in January following his election and ending on the first Wednesday in Janu- ary in the fourth year thereafter, and shall serve until a person has qualified to become
	Sec. 2. An election for Governor, under	governor or to serve as acting governor. If
	this Constitution, shall be held on the	the first Wednesday in January is a legal
	Tuesday next after the first Monday of	holiday the term shall begin on the next
	November, in the year nineteen hundred	day. In the general election, each candidate
	and fifty-eight, and on the same day and	for lieutenant governor shall be listed on the
	month in every fourth year thereafter, at	ballot with a candidate for governor, so that
	the places of voting for Delegates to the	a vote cast for governor shall be considered
	General Assembly; and every person quali-	as also cast for the lieutenant governor listed
	fied to vote for Delegates, shall be qualified	on the ballot with the candidate for gover-
	and entitled to vote for Governor; the	nor. The election of a governor shall
	election to be held in the same manner	constitute the election for the same term of
	as the election of Delegates, and the re-	the lieutenant governor who was listed on
	turns thereof, under seal, to be addressed	the ballot with him.
	to the Speaker of the House of Delegates,
	and enclosed and transmitted to the Secre-
	tary of State, and delivered to said Speaker,
	at the commencement of the session of the
	General Assembly, next ensuing said elec-
	tion.
	Sec. 3. The Speaker of the House of
	Delegates shall then open the said Returns,
	in the presence of both Houses; and the
	person having the highest number of votes,
	and being constitutionally eligible, shall be
	the Governor, and shall qualify, in the
	manner herein prescribed, on the fourth
	Wednesday of January next ensuing his
	election, or as soon thereafter as may be
	practicable.
	Sec. 4. If two or more persons shall	Section 4.23. Tie Votes.
	have the highest and an equal number of	If at any general election two or more can-
	votes for Governor, one of them shall be	didates for governor, for attorney general, or
	chosen Governor by the Senate and House	for comptroller shall have the highest and an
	of Delegates; and all questions in relation	equal number of votes for the same office,
	to the eligibility of Governor, and to the	one of them shall be elected to that office by
	Returns of said election, and to the num-	the affirmative vote of a majority of all mem-
	ber and legality of votes therein given,	bers of the General Assembly in joint session.
	shall be determined by the House of Dele-	The election shall be the first order of busi-
	gates; and if the person, or persons, having	ness after the organization of each house.
	the highest number of votes, be ineligible,	The election of a governor shall constitute
	the Governor shall be chosen by the Senate	the election for the same term of the lieuten-
	and House of Delegates. Every election of	ant governor who was listed on the ballot
	Governor by the General Assembly shall be	with him at the general election.
	determined by a joint majority of the Senate
	and House of Delegates; and the vote shall
	be taken viva voce. But if two or more
	persons shall have the highest and an equal
	number of votes, then, a second vote shall
	be taken, which shall be confined to the

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