WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 399

(4) For the purposes of this subsection, "United
States" includes the several states, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, but does
not include American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands, any other territory or
possession of the United States, an army post office address, or
a fleet post office address.

(e) For the purposes of subsections (c) and (d), a voter's
affidavit that the ballot was completed and mailed before
election day shall suffice if the postal service of the country
from which the ballot was mailed does not provide a postmark on
that ballot.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved May 14, 1987.

CHAPTER 399

(Senate Bill 849)

AN ACT concerning

Pensions - Minimum Benefits

FOR the purpose of altering the minimum amounts that may be
received by certain members in the State Employees' and
Teachers' Retirement Systems who retired before a certain
date; and altering the minimum amounts to be used to
determine eligibility for a supplemental retirement
allowance in the State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement
Systems; and providing certain powers to the Board of
Trustees to administer certain systems; and providing
responsibility for the financing of certain systems.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 73B - Pensions

Section 11A(e) and (e-1) and , 86A(e) and (f), and 159(9)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 73B - Pensions

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