Ch. 478                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 33 - Election Code

11-2.

(b) (1) For parties required to select nominees at a primary election, the central
committee for the counties or Baltimore City shall be selected as provided in this article.

(2)     Except as otherwise provided in this section, the central committee for
any county or Baltimore City shall consist of the number of persons elected from each
county and legislative district of Baltimore City as determined by party constitution.

(3)     Any person elected to serve as a member of a party central committee
shall be a resident of the county or Baltimore City, as the case may be, in. which that
central committee is located. [Upon relinquishing his residency within that county or
Baltimore City a member of a party central committee shall be considered to have
resigned.]

(4) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIES TO ANY PERSON ELECTED TO SERVE AS
A MEMBER OF A PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE IN THE 1998 ELECTION OR ANY ELECTION
THEREAFTER.

(4) (I) (II) ANY PERSON ELECTED FROM A COUNTY OR BALTIMORE
CITY WHO CEASES TO RESIDE IN THAT COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY SHALL BE
CONSIDERED TO HAVE RESIGNED AND MAY NOT CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

(II) (III) ANY PERSON ELECTED FROM A SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT WHO CEASES TO RESIDE IN THAT DISTRICT SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO
HAVE RESIGNED AND MAY NOT CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.

(5)     Any vacancy in the party central committee for any county or legislative
district of Baltimore City, Anne Arundel or Baltimore County shall be filled by the
remaining members of the committee elected from that county or legislative district of
Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, or Baltimore County.

(6)     (I) [However, any] ANY person selected to fill a vacancy in a party
central committee shall be a resident of the county or Baltimore City, as the case may be,
in which that central committee is located.

(II)    ANY PERSON SELECTED TO FILL A VACANCY OF A MEMBER
ELECTED FROM A SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN A PARTY CENTRAL
COMMITTEE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN WHICH THAT
CENTRAL COMMITTEE IS LOCATED.

(III)   Upon relinquishing [his] residency within that county, [or]
Baltimore City, OR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, a member of a party central committee shall
be considered to have resigned.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

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