The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-12-01
DRASTIC CHANGES IN ELECTION
LAW


elected oftice-holders will be in effect
at the next general election which will
be next November. All county and
state officers elected Will hold terms
for three years instead OF two or six
years as the case may be.
In Carroll county next November,
"a Sheriff, States Attorney, County
Commissioner, State Senator, County
Treasurer, County Surveyor, three
judges of the Orphans Court, and five
members of the House of Delegates
VIII be chosen. This means the election
Of fifteen public othCe-holderS in Car
roll county. A number of these officers
under the old law had only Il two
year term but under the revised State
Statute, these Offices Will be filled for
three years or until 1926 when the
first election under the fewer cleo
tons law will really be held. All
two-ycar-term Office holders will hold
over from 1925 until 1926 when the
term of Office will be increased TO four
years instead OF only TWO years.
Under the revised law. there will
be no county or State two-year-term
Offices. All candidates elected to hold
public Office will he in for Il minimum
term of four years, and extending in
some cases, such as judges OF the
courts, to Il - years term.
In Carroll county The following Off
GERS will affected: Sheriff. States At
torney, County Commissioners, Coun-
" Treasurer. County Surveyor, Judges
CT the Orphans Court. State Senator
and members of the House Of Dele
gates.
Congressional elections are neces-
sary every two years, and starting in
1926 there will be elections only in
congressional years or when a Presi-
dent is elected. Presidents are elected
every four years and all Congressional
elections come in even years. The
fewer elections" law will do away
with the yearly elections and VIII
make elections. whether county, state
or national, every years, coming in
the years with even numbers. There
will be no elections in 1927, 1929, 1891,
etc
Starting in 1926, all of the county
twu-year-tCrm offices will he changed
to four years and the next county
election after 1926 will come in 1870.
The only offices to be filled in 1929
will lie president. six Representatives,
and one L. S. Senator.
All state elections will be held
quadrcnnally. the first OF which VIII
be in 1926. This viii simplify the
election tangle in Maryland 20 Il large
extent. At present, only those familiar
with the various election laws of this
State are able to state Off-hand just
when any particular term expires, ey-
en- in his own county. Under the new
law, all of the officc-holders will go
out of office Mt the same time and their
successors elected at the same time.
every four years.
A Governor and Attorney General
will be elected at the 1928 election for
Il term OF three wears This will cause
the short term OF the Governor to eX-
pire in 1926 when the first Of the few
er elections" will be held and then the
State executive. together with all 9th
er state officers. is elected for a term
of four wears.
With The fewer elections" law in
effect there will he elections only ev-
cry two years and will run in the
following manner starting with 1926;
election of congress iOnal. state and
county ticket in 1926; election of pres
idrntial and congressional ticket in
1925: clectin of congressional. state.
and county ticket in 1880: election OF
presidential and congressional ticket
in 1882. etc This Will make the nat
fonal election fall in a wear when the
only State officers to be elected are
the six representatives in congress
and the senator. Thus. election years
will he termed either state and coun-
ty" or presidential