MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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(2) HOWEVER, IN HOWARD COUNTY, IF THE

QUESTIONS OF LOCAL CONCERN ARE NOT CERTIFIED BY THE
FOURTH MONDAY OF JULY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
[[THE COUNTY OR THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
BALTIMORE CITY]] HOWARD COUNTY SHALL CERTIFY THE
QUESTIONS TO THE BOARDS WITHIN SEVEN DAYS.

16-6.

(a) The ballots shall contain a condensed
statement in understandable language of every
constitutional amendment or other question to be
submitted to the vote of the people at any election. It
[shall be] IS sufficient in any case to print the
legislative title, a brief summary of the contents or
purpose of the proposed amendment or referendum unless
the act proposing the constitutional amendment or other
question specifically provides the title to be used.
The Secretary of State shall prepare and certify the form
in which a constitutional amendment or question shall
appear and each amendment or question shall be captioned
with a descriptive title in boldface type containing not
more than three words. A constitutional amendment, or
any question to be submitted to the popular vote, shall
be printed on the ballots following the names of the
candidates for office, and in the absence of some other
provisions shall be accompanied by the words "For" and
"Against." The county commissioners, county [council]
COUNCILS, or treasurer of Baltimore City, as the case may
be, shall prepare and certify to the boards the form in
which local questions shall appear on the ballots. UNDER
THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 23-1 (A) THE CLERK
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR [[THE COUNTY OR THE CLERK OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT]] HOWARD COUNTY SHALL CERTIFY LOCAL
QUESTIONS. It the event the title of the bill, ordinance
or resolution, as the case may be, is one hundred words
or less, the title shall be sufficient. In the event the
title exceeds one hundred words, a summary of the title
containing not in excess of one hundred words shall be
prepared and certified to the boards.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 25, 1976.

CHAPTER 924
(House Bill 1963)
AN ACT concerning

Municipal Employee Relations