and transmitted to the seat of government, directed to the
President of the Senate, who shall open and publish them in the
presence of the members of both Houses of the General Assembly.
[The person having the highest number of votes shall be
Governor, but if two or more be equal and highest in votes, one
of them shall be chosen Governor by the joint vote of the
members of both Houses. Contested elections shall be determined
by a committee, to be selected from both Houses of the General
Assembly, and formed and regulated in such manner as shall be
directed by law.]
(2) That section 4 of Article IV be amended to read:
§ 4. Lieutenant Governor.
A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly with the
Governor [by the casting by each voter of a single vote
applicable to both offices], for the same term, and subject to
the same provisions as the Governor; he shall be President of
the Senate. As such, he may vote in case of a tie on any
question except the final passage of a bill or joint resolution,
the adoption of a conference report or the concurrence in
amendments made by the House of Representatives.
(3) That section 6 of Article VII be amended to read:
§ 6. Election and registration laws.
All laws regulating the holding of elections by the citizens,
or for the registration of electors, shall be uniform throughout
the State, except as provided in section 15 of this article and
except that laws regulating and requiring the registration of
electors may be enacted to apply to cities only, provided that
such laws be uniform for cities of the same class, and except
further, that the General Assembly shall by general law, permit
the use of voting machines, or other mechanical devices for
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