COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		of May, 1941, one Associate Judge for a
		term expiring December 31, 1942, one
		Associate Judge for a term expiring De-
		cember 31, 1944, and a Chief Judge for
		a term expiring December 31, 1946; and,
		upon the creation of any additional office
		on said Court by increase in the number of
		Judges pursuant to this Section, shall ap-
		point an Associate Judge for such term,
		not exceeding eight years and expiring on
		the thirty-first day of December immedi-
		ately following a Congressional election, as
		the Law creating such office shall prescribe.
		If any vacancy occurs during any such
		original term, the Governor shall appoint
		a successor to serve for the remainder of
		such term. After the expiration of said orig-
		inal terms, the terms of office of said Court
		shall be for eight years from the expiration
		of the preceding term, and shall be filled
		as follows:
		(1) Any incumbent Judge of said Court
		shall be eligible, at the Congressional elec-
		tion immediately preceding the expiration
		of his period of appointment or term, for
		election or re-election to succeed himself
		(a) for a full term of eight years, except as
		provided in (b) hereof; or (b) for the un-
		expired remainder of the current eight year
		term, if his appointment will expire before
		the end of such term. Any qualified person
		including an incumbent Judge shall be
		eligible for election to said Court. Pro-
		vided, however, that any Judge who is in
		office when this act takes effect shall be
		entitled to have his name placed upon the
		ballot with no party designation and with
		no opposing candidate; and the voters shall
		cast their votes for or against the continu-
		ation in office of said Judge.
		(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on
		said Court from any cause the Governor
		shall appoint to said Court a Judge who shall
		hold office under such appointment until
		the thirty-first day of December immediately
		following the first Congressional election
		occurring six months or more after the date
		of his appointment. No Judge of said Court,
		who has stood for election to succeed him-
		self, and not been elected, shall thereafter
		be appointed to said Court, and no Judge
		of said Court, who has failed to stand for
		election when eligible, shall be appointed to
		succeed himself.
		(3) In order to qualify for election or
		re-election all candidates shall file with the
		Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City
		not later than thirty days before the date

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