Marvin Mandel, Governor                          1937

Results of Votes on Constitutional Amendments

1969, CHAPTER 784—Elective Franchise

State Administrative Board of Election Laws
Annapolis, Maryland

Pursuant to the direction contained in Section 23-11 of Article 33
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the State Administrative Board of
Election Laws does hereby certify that at the General Election in the
State of Maryland held on November 3, 1970, an Act known as Chapter
784 of the Acts of 1969 was submitted to the voters of the State of
Maryland under the provisions of Article XIV of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, said Act being as follows:

AN ACT to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Mary-
land, to amend Section 1 of Article I, title "Elective Franchise,"
to amend the Constitution of Maryland to change the period of
residence required of residents of the State to vote, TO PRO-
VIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF VOTING FOR PRESI-
DENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OR FOR ELECTORS FOR THOSE OFFICES, THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY PRESCRIBE BY LAW A
LESSER RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR CITIZENS
WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THIS STATE FOR LESS THAN
SIX MONTHS and to provide for the submission of this amend-
ment to the legally qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection.

AND it is hereby certified that at said election 329,244 votes
were cast for the adoption of said Chapter 784 and 199,891 votes were
cast against the adoption of said Chapter 784, the said Chapter 784 of
the Acts of 1969 has therefore been ratified by the qualified voters of
the State of Maryland.

Given Under My Hand and the Seal of the State Administra-
tive Board of Election Laws of the State of Maryland,
Done at the City of Annapolis, this 30th day of
November, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand,
Nine Hundred and Seventy.

(Seal of
State Administrative

Board of
Election Laws)

/s/ WILLARD A. MORRIS,

Administrator.