The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-01-19
NEW ELECTION PLAN MAY CUT
YEAR FROM TERMS OF OFFICERS
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Affects County and State Officials

IIllp ID. L GIlildH, OtCEeLdEy o.
State, has, at the request of Governor
Richie, prepared for submission to
the fewer elections committee of the
Reorganization Commission, a pro-
posed additional article to the States
Constitution.
The proposed article, which, in case
of its adoption, would be Article
xvii, and provides for the holding
biennially of elections for all State
and county officers, the elections to be
held in the years of the Congressional
elections.
The proposed Article XVII. is de-
signed to carry into effect the rec
concentrations of the fewer elections
committee, of which Carville D. Ben
son is chairman. By thus reducing
the number of State and county cleo
tions, the committee has estimated
that $350,000 a year will be saved the
taxpayers.
The first election under the pro-
posed article would be held "on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday
of November, 1924"
The adoption of the article would
mean:
That all State and county officers
elected in November, 1928, will have
one year pared from their respective
terms as now fixed by law.
That the same fate would befall all
officers appointed in 1924 by the Gov
ernor and by the County Commission
ers of the various counties.
That State and county officers
whose successors under the existing
law would not be elected until No
vember, 1925, and November, 1927,
will have their terms shortened by one
year so that their successors will be
elected in 1924 and 1926, respectively.
That the terms of all State and
county officers heretofore appointed
for terms which viii not expire until
1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928, Will be re-
duced by one year.
That there viii be a regular session
Of the General Assembly in 1924 and
one in 1925, and thereafter, biennially.
More in detail the effect Of the pro-
posed article would be:
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