HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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CHAPTER 328

(Senate Bill 650)

AN ACT concerning

Questions - Publication of Laws

FOR the purpose of providing the manner in which
constitutional amendments and referendum questions may
be published by the State Administrator of Election
Laws the Secretary of State under certain conditions.

BY repealing

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 23-9

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 23-9

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

[23-9.

Not later than thirty days prior to any election at
which laws are to be submitted to the voters under the
provisions of Article XVI of the State Constitution, the
text of any such measures shall be published by order of the
Governor at least by one insertion in two or more newspapers
published within the several counties of the State, and in
those counties where there is only one newspaper published
which is a weekly of general circulation, then in such
weekly newspaper and in all the daily newspapers published
in Baltimore City which will publish the same at the current
rate of commercial advertising; in the case of laws referred
only to the voters of Baltimore City or of a particular
county, such publication shall be made in at least one
newspaper of general circulation in said city or county.]

23-9.