1540 ARTICLE 33

Senators from Maryland in the Senate of the United States shall be elected
by the people, that is to say, by the qualified voters of the State, and such
election of said Senators shall be held, conducted, canvassed, returned,
certified and established, in the same manner as the Comptroller of the
Treasury of the State is required to be elected, and as the election of the
Comptroller is required to be held, conducted, canvassed, returned, certified
and established by the provisions of said Article 33 and in all respects in
accordance with said provisions; and in addition to the duties imposed upon
the Board of State Canvassers by the provisions of said Article 33, they
shall also forward said returns or a summary of the same, with a declaration
or certificate of the result of such election under the Great Seal of the State
of Maryland to the President of the Senate of the United Sates, and shall
forthwith comply with the law or laws of the United States which may be
enacted with respect to the transmission to the Senate of the United States
or any officer or officers thereof of the returns or certificate of election or
the credentials or commission of United States Senators elected by the
people of the respective States; and provided further that the several elec-
tions of United States Senators from Maryland, except in cases of election
for the purpose of filling any vacancy or vacancies in said office hereinafter
provided for, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November in the year 1914, and on the same day and month in every sixth
year thereafter, and also on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber in the year 1916, and on the same day and month in every sixth year
thereafter; and provided further that the places of voting for said United
States Senators at such election shall be at the places of voting for Members
of the House of Representatives of the United States throughout the State,
including all the Congressional Districts thereof; and in the event of a
vacancy in said office of Senator aforesaid, howsoever said vacancy may
arise, the Governor of the State shall make a temporary appointment of a
Senator who shall serve until the people shall fill such vacancy by the
nomination and election in the manner aforesaid; and it shall be the duty
of the Governor of the State within ten days after such vacancy shall have
been made or become known to him to issue a proclamation accompanied
by a writ of election declaring and providing that at the next ensuing
primary election held under the provisions of said Article 33, title "Elec-
tions," sub-title "Primary Elections," for the nomination of candidates for
public office in Baltimore City and in the several Counties of the State,
candidates for said unexpired portion of the said term of said office of
Senator in which such vacancy has occurred, shall be nominated in the
manner aforesaid, and the election of Senator to fill such unexpired portion
of said term shall take place, in the manner aforesaid, at the next ensuing
General Election for public officials held under said Article 33, title "Elec-
tions," in the Counties of the State and Baltimore City, whether said
General Election shall be the Congressional Election or a General Election
of Members of the General Assembly; provided, that if the said next
ensuing General Election shall be for the Members of the General Assembly
then the places of voting in such Senatorial Election shall be at the places
of voting for Delegates of the General Assembly; provided, further, with
respect to all elections of United States Senators both for full terms and to
fill vacancies for unexpired portions of terms, every person qualified to vote
for Members of the House of Delegates shall be qualified and entitled to
vote for United States Senators. And the said State Board of Canvassers
shall meet within thirty days after every such Senatorial Election for the