BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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The only other changes are in style.

Although this section provides for open meetings
of the Carroll County Board and requires a public
record of the meetings. Art. 76A, §§ 7 through
15, the "sunshine law", contains more specific
requirements for open meetings and would apply to
meetings of tie County Board. This is so since
the provisions of the "sunshine law" control over
other provisions in the Code unless these other
provisions "are more stringent".

As to other provisions limiting executive
sessions by county boards, see §4—106(e) of this
article.

SUBTITLE 4. CHARLES COUNTY.

3-401. MEMBERSHIP.

(A)       COMPOSITION.

THE CHARLES COUNTY BOARD CONSISTS OF SEVEN MEMBERS.

(B)   QUALIFICATIONS.

(1)   AN INDIVIDUAL NOMINATED FOR MEMBERSHIP ON
THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER OF
CHARLES COUNTY.

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

(C)   ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

(1) ALL SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE CHARLES COUNTY
BOARD SHALL BE ELECTED:

(I) (1) AT A GENERAL ELECTION EVERY 4 YEARS
BEGINNING IN 1978; AND

(II) (2) FROM CHARLES COUNTY AT LARGE.

(2) IF AFTER THE FILING DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS

THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO NOMINEES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE

COUNTY BOARD TO BE ELECTED, A PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL BE

HELD.

(D)   TERM; VACANCIES.

(1) EACH MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS
BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 15 AFTER HIS ELECTION AND UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES. IF DECEMBER 15 IS A
LEGAL HOLIDAY, THE TERM BEGINS ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER
DECEMBER 15 THAT IS NOT A LEGAL HOLIDAY.

(2) THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD