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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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vacancy in either of the offices by death or
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otherwise, the Governor, by and with the
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advice and consent of the Senate, shall fill
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such vacancy by appointment, to continue
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until another election or a choice by the
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Legislature, as the case may be, and until
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the qualification of the successor.......
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Sec. 5. The Comptroller shall qualify,
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and enter on the duties of his office, on the
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third Monday of January next succeeding
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the time of his election, or as soon there-
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after as practicable.......
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Tie Votes and Salaries
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Section 4.23. Tie Votes.
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Art. II, sec. 4. If two or more persons
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If at any general election two or more can-
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shall have the highest and an equal number
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didates for governor, for attorney general, or
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of votes for Governor, one of them shall be
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for comptroller shall have the highest and an
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chosen Governor by the Senate and House
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equal number of votes for the same office,
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of Delegates; and all questions in relation
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one of them shall be elected to that office by
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to the eligibility of Governor, and to the
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the affirmative vote of a majority of all mem-
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Returns of said election, and to the num-
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bers of the General Assembly in joint session.
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ber and legality of votes therein given,
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The election shall be the first order of busi-
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shall be determined by the House of Dele-
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ness after the organization of each house.
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gates; and if the person, or persons, having
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The election of a governor shall constitute
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the highest number of votes, be ineligible,
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the election for the same term of the lieuten-
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the Governor shall be chosen by the Senate
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ant governor who was listed on the ballot
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and House of Delegates. Every election of
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with him at the general election.
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Governor by the General Assembly shall be
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determined by a joint majority of the Senate
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and House of Delegates; and the vote shall
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be taken viva voce. But if two or more
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persons shall have the highest and an equal
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number of votes, then, a second vote shall
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be taken, which shall be confined to the
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persons having an equal number; and if
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the vote should again be equal, then the
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election of Governor shall be determined
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by lot between those, who shall have the
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highest and an equal number on the first
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vote.
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Art. V, sec. 2. All elections for Attorney
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General shall be certified to, and returns
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made thereof by the Clerks of the Circuit
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Courts for the several counties, and the
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Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore
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City, to the Governor of the State, whose
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duty it shall be to decide on the election
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and qualification of the person returned;
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and in case of a tie between two or more
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persons, to designate which of said persons
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shall qualify as Attorney General, and to
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administer the oath of office to the person
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elected.
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Section 4.24. Salaries.
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Art. II, sec. 21. The Governor shall'
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The salary of the governor, of the lieuten-
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reside at the seat of government, and, from
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ant governor, of the attorney general, and of
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and after the fourth Wednesday in Janu-
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