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Monday, February 22, 2010

Possible Constitutional Convention

Hey I think you should cover this on your blog to educate MD voters about the potential for a constitutional convention for the 2010 election.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide by Law for taking, at the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and seventy, and every twenty years thereafter, the sense of the People in regard to calling a Convention for altering this Constitution; and if a majority of voters at such election or elections shall vote for a Convention, the General Assembly, at its next session, shall provide by Law for the assembling of such convention, and for the election of Delegates thereto. Each County, and Legislative District of the City of Baltimore, shall have in such Convention a number of Delegates equal to its representation in both Houses at the time at which the Convention is called. But any Constitution, or change, or amendment of the existing Constitution, which may be adopted by such Convention, shall be submitted to the voters of this State, and shall have no effect unless the same shall have been adopted by a majority of the voters voting thereon (amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. 6, 1956).

http://mddailyrecord.com/2010/02/03/md-voters-could-opt-for-constitutional-convention/

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't one of these be incredibly expensive?

WHat would it accomplish that we can't accomplish in November?

What are you suggesting? Adding a couple new branches of government? I don't understand what this would do.

Anonymous said...

Add 2A rights...for starters