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LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCES

DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVING

Laurence Levitan, Co-Chairperson
William S. Home, Co-Chairperson
...........................841-3870

LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
REFERENCE
F. Carvel Payne, Director .......841-3865

LEGISLATIVE DIVISION
Michael I. Volk, Director...........841-3870

DIVISION OF STATUTORY REVISION
Elizabeth Buckler \tronis, Director
.............................................841-3771

ARTICLE SELECTION COMMITTEE
William H. Adkins II, Chairperson
........................................974-2495

LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICES
DIVISION
Lynda C. Davis, Director...........841-3810

RESEARCH DIVISION
Myron H. Miller, Director 841-3875

COMPUTER SERVICES DIVISION
Michael C. Coffin, Director........841-3787

DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES
William S. Ratchford II, Director.. 841-3761

DIVISION OF BUDGET REVIEW
Robert E. Brady, Director 841-3736

DIVISION OF FISCAL RESEARCH
Joseph M. Coble, Director 841-3710

DIVISION OF AUDITS
Anthony J. \trdecchia, Legislative Auditor
.............................................225-1400

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMPENSATION
COMMISSION
Chairperson: George A. Nilson
Staff: William S. Ratchford II 841-3761

STATE COMMISSION ON UNIFORM
STATE LAWS
Chairperson: M. Michael Cramer.. 424-0677
Associate Commissioner:
Elizabeth Buckler Veronis.......841-3771

The lawmaking powers of the State are vested in the General Assembly, which consists of two separate
branches, the Senate and the House of Delegates (Const., Art. Ill, sec. 1). The General Assembly has 188
members, with 47 Senators and 141 Delegates. One Senator and three Delegates are elected from each
of the 47 legislative districts. After every decennial census, legislative district boundaries are redrawn to
conform to the one person/one vote principle.

Each Senator or Delegate must be a citizen of the State and a resident for at least one year preceding
the date of election. A prospective legislator must have resided for the six months prior to the election in
the legislative district the candidate seeks to represent. A Senator must be at least twenty-five years of age
at the time of election and a Delegate at least twenty-one. Persons elected to or holding a civil or military
office under the United States or Maryland Government are not eligible for election to the General
Assembly (Const., Art. Ill, secs. 9, 10, 11). All seats in the General Assembly are up for election every
four years. (The next general election will be held November 1990. )

The term of each Senator and Delegate is four years from the second Wednesday of January following
the date of election (Const., Art. Ill, sec. 6). No limit is placed on the number of terms a legislator may
serve. If a vacancy occurs in either house through death, resignation, or disqualification, the Governor
appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the State Central Committee of the same political
party as the legislator whose seat is to be filled. All persons so appointed serve for the unexpired portion
of the term (Const., Art. Ill, sec. 13).

Each house elects its own officers, judges the qualifications and election of its own members, establishes
rules for the conduct of its business, and may punish or expel its own members. Legislators, however, are
not liable in civil or criminal actions for words spoken in debate (Const., Art. Ill, secs. 18, 19). The Senate
and the House of Delegates each appoint staff such as desk officers. The Secretary of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the House are the highest ranking staff members in their respective chambers.

On the first day of a regular legislative session, the Secretary of the Senate calls the roll and conducts
the election of a President Pro Tern, who in turn presides over the election of the President of the Senate.
The President Pro Tem administers the oath of office to the President and thereafter carries out any duties
assigned by the President. In the House of Delegates, the Chief Clerk calls the roll and proceeds with the
organization of the House. A Speaker Pro Tem is elected first, who presides over the election of the Speaker
of the House and administers the Speaker's oath of office.

 

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