Vacant (repealed by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. The election for Senators and Delegates shall take place on the Tuesday next, after the first Monday in the month of November, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and in every fourth year thereafter (amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. A member of the General Assembly shall be elected by the registered voters of the legislative or delegate district from which he seeks election, to serve for a term of four years beginning on the second Wednesday of January following his election (amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. 7, 1950 Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. Upon petition of any registered voter, the Court of Appeals shall have original jurisdiction to review the legislative districting of the State and may grant appropriate relief, if it finds that the districting of the State is not consistent with requirements of either the Constitution of the United States of America, or the Constitution of Maryland (amended by Chapter 226, Acts of 1949, ratified Nov. If no plan has been adopted by the General Assembly for these purposes by the 45th day after the opening of the regular session of the General Assembly in the second year following every census, the Governor's plan presented to the General Assembly shall become law. If a plan has been adopted by the General Assembly by the 45th day after the opening of the regular session of the General Assembly in the second year following every census, the plan adopted by the General Assembly shall become law. Following each decennial census the General Assembly may by joint resolution adopt a plan setting forth the boundaries of the legislative districts for the election of members of the Senate and the House of Delegates, which plan shall conform to Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Article. The plan shall conform to Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Article. The Governor shall present the plan to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates who shall introduce the Governor's plan as a joint resolution to the General Assembly, not later than the first day of its regular session in the second year following every census, and the Governor may call a special session for the presentation of his plan prior to the regular session. Following each decennial census of the United States and after public hearings, the Governor shall prepare a plan setting forth the boundaries of the legislative districts for electing of the members of the Senate and the House of Delegates. 7, 1922 Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. 5, 1901 Chapter 20, Acts of 1922, ratified Nov. Due regard shall be given to natural boundaries and the boundaries of political subdivisions (amended by Chapter 432, Acts of 1900, ratified Nov. Each legislative district shall consist of adjoining territory, be compact in form, and of substantially equal population. 6, 1956 added by Chapter 785, Acts of 1969, ratified Nov. Nothing herein shall prohibit the subdivision of any one or more of the legislative districts for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates into three (3) single-member delegate districts or one (1) single-member delegate district and one (1) multi-member delegate district (repealed by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified Nov. Each legislative district shall contain one (1) Senator and three (3) Delegates. The State shall be divided by law into legislative districts for the election of members of the Senate and the House of Delegates.
5, 1901 Chapter 7, Acts of 1922, ratified Nov.
The membership of the House of Delegates shall consist of one hundred forty-one (141) Delegates (amended by Chapter 469, Acts of 1900, ratified Nov. The membership of the Senate shall consist of forty-seven (47) Senators. The Legislature shall consist of two distinct branches a Senate, and a House of Delegates, and shall be styled the General Assembly of Maryland. Maryland Constitution - Article III - Legislative Department CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND ARTICLE III LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
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