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or youth center was erected within seven hundred and fifty feet of
said establishment, or where the said license is in effect for said estab-
lishment on June 1, 1965, where a previous license was not abandoned
by the establishment.

May 26, 1970.

Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 854.

This bill authorizes the Montgomery County board of license
commissioners to reissue a non-abandoned prior liquor license, where
subsequent to the original granting of the license a school, church,
public library or youth center was erected within seven hundred and
fifty feet of the establishment.

The bill was sponsored by the Montgomery County Delegation
to the General Assembly. Since the adjournment of the General As-
sembly, an overwhelming majority of the members of the Montgom-
ery County Delegation have requested that the bill be vetoed. Con-
sequently, I am vetoing House Bill 854 at the request of the sponsors.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.

House Bill No. 859—Absentee Voting

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 27-3
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replacement
Volume and 1969 Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitle "Ab-
sentee Voting," to clarify the existing provision.

May 26, 1970.

Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 859.

The apparent purpose of this bill was to authorize municipal
corporations to enact provisions for absentee voters in municipal elec-
tions. However, the new language added to the Code by the bill to
accomplish this purpose, merely authorizes the enactment by munici-
pal corporations of "their own provisions for absentee voters." The
new language contains no qualifying words such as "in municipal
elections" or other words to the same effect. I am concerned that the
particular language used may possibly be construed as authorizing