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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(1)   FIVE VOTING MEMBERS; AND

(2)    THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WHO ARE NONVOTING
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.

(B)   QUALIFICATIONS.

(1)   A CANDIDATE ELECTED TO THE COUNTY BOARD
SHALL BE A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER OF CARROLL COUNTY.
ANY MEMBER WHO NO LONGER RESIDES IN CARROLL COUNTY MAY NOT
CONTINUE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

(2)    AN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF
THE COUNTY BOARD MAY NOT BE CERTIFIED AS A CANDIDATE.

(C)   ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

(1) MEMBERS OF THE CARROLL COUNTY BOARD SHALL
BE ELECTED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)    TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE ELECTED
IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION OF 1976 AND EVERY 6 YEARS
AFTER TO REPLACE THE THREE INTERIM INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1975, 1977, AND 1979; OF THE TWO
MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1975, THE ONE WHO HAS SERVED
ON THE BOARD THE LONGEST IS THE ONE TO WHOM THIS ITEM
APPLIES;

(II)   TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE
ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION OF 1978 AND EVERY 6
YEARS AFTER TO REPLACE THE TWO INTERIM INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF
THE COUNTY BOARD WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1975 AND 1976; AND

(III)   ONE MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE
ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION OF 1980 AND EVERY 6
YEARS AFTER TO REPLACE THE INTERIM INCUMBENT MEMBER OF THE
COUNTY BOARD WHOSE TERM EXPIRES IN 1978.

(2)    MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE
ELECTED:

(I)    AT A GENERAL ELECTION AS REQUIRED BY THIS
SECTION; AND

(II)   ON A GENERAL COUNTY WIDE TICKET.

(D)   TERM; VACANCIES.

(1)   EACH MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 6 YEARS AND
UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES. THE TERMS OF
THE MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED FOR THE ELECTIONS TO
THE COUNTY BOARD IN SUBSECTION (C) (1) OF THIS SECTION.

(2)   THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A NEW MEMBER TO
FILL ANY VACANCY ON THE BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TERM
AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES.