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| Office | Governor |
| Honorific | Governor - Abbr: Gov. |
| Type | Appointment |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1977 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | June 04, 1977 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | June 04, 1977 - 06:00am Central |
| Term Start | June 04, 1977 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 15, 1979 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modified | U Ole Polecat March 05, 2003 09:56am |
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By a letter dated June 4, 1977, Governor Mandel notified Lieutenant Governor Blair Lee III that Lee would serve as acting governor until further notice according to the terms of Article 2, Section 6b, of the Maryland Constitution of 1867. Lee continued to act in the capacity of acting governor until January 15, 1979, when Mandel rescinded his letter of June 4, 1977, two days before the expiration of his second full elective term. Governor Mandel also designated Lee acting governor for a brief period on January 16, to, permit Lee to preside at the installation of Rita C. Davidson to the Court of Appeals.
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