CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	(b) The Governor shall appoint to said
	Court, to take office on the first Monday of
	May, 1961, four Associate Judges for a term
	expiring December 31, 1962; four Associate
	Judges for a term expiring December 31,
	1964; and three Associate Judges, one of
	whom shall be designated Chief Judge, for a
	term expiring December 31, 1966; and upon
	the creation of any additional office in said
	Court by increase in the number of Judges
	pursuant to this section, the Governor shall
	appoint an Associate Judge for a term ex-
	piring on the thirty-first day of December
	ip the year of the first biennial general
	election for Representatives in Congress
	after one year from the effective date of the
	legislation creating the additional office. If
	any vacancy occurs during any such original
	term, the Governor shall appoint a succes-
	sor to serve for the remainder of such
	term. After the expiration of said original
	terms, the terms of office of said Court
	shall be for ten years from the expiration
	of the preceding term, and shall be filled
	as follows:
	(1) Any qualified person, including an
	incumbent Judge holding office by any such
	initial or subsequent appointment or elec-
	tion, shall be eligible for election for a term
	of ten years, at the biennial election for
	Representatives in Congress immediately
	preceding the expiration of a term of office.
	(2) Whenever a vacancy shall occur in
	said Court (other than in an original term
	or other than upon expiration of a term),
	for 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 at
	least one year after the date of his appoint-
	ment.
	(3) In order to qualify for election or
	re-election a candidate shall file a certificate
	of candidacy with the Supervisors of
	Elections of Baltimore City not later than
	midnight of the day which is ten weeks or
	seventy days prior to the day on which the
	primary election should be held.
	(4) The names of all candidates for judge
	of the Municipal Court created herein shall
	be placed in the voting machines without
	any party label or other distinguishing mark
	or location which might directly or indi-
	rectly indicate the party affiliation of any
	such candidate.
	(5) When a vacancy shall exist in the
	Chief Judgeship of said Court, the Governor

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