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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

qualified persons nominated by a committee, which
shall select its own chairman, and which shall
consist of the following persons:

(a)  the State Senator from Howard
County.

(b)  a member representing the Howard
County Bar Association.

(c)  chairman of the House Delegation
from Howard County.

Sec. 7.103 - Terms of Judges; election.

(a)  The Judges appointed originally to said
Court shall take office on January 1, 1965, for
terms expiring respectively on December 31, 1968,
and December 31, 1970. In making said
appointments the Governor shall designate the
term for which each Judge is appointed. If any
vacancy shall occur during the original term, the
Governor shall appoint a successor to serve for
the remainder of such term from a list of three
nominees submitted by the above committee.

(b)   After the expiration of the original
terms, the term of office of the Judges of the
Court shall be eight (8) years from the
expiration of the preceding term and shall be
filled as follows:

1.   Any incumbent Judge of the Court,
or any other qualified person, shall be
eligible, at the Congressional election
immediately preceding the expiration of the
term, for election or re-election for a
full term of eight (8) years.

2.   In order to qualify for election
or re—election, there shall be filed with
the Supervisors of Elections of Howard
County not later than thirty (30) days
before the date of the applicable election,
a certificate signed and duly acknowledged,
stating the basis of the eligibility and
the term which is to be filled by election.
Thereupon the names of the persons so
filing, together with a statement of the
term for which they are eligible shall be
placed upon the ballot to be used in such
election, with no party designation
whatever.