BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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meetings of the 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 6. KENT COUNTY.

3-601. MEMBERSHIP.

(A)       COMPOSITION.

THE KENT COUNTY BOARD CONSISTS OF FIVE MEMBERS.

(B)   QUALIFICATIONS.

(1) A CANDIDATE ELECTED TO THE COUNTY BOARD
SHALL BE A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER OF KENT COUNTY.
ANY MEMBER WHO NO LONGER RESIDES IN KENT 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)    THE INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF THE KENT COUNTY
BOARD WHO HOLD OFFICE ON JULY 1, 1978 SHALL HOLD OFFICE
UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFY.

(2)    THE FIRST ELECTIONS OF COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS
OF THE KENT COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE ELECTED AS FOLLOWS:

(I)   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 BOARD WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1977 AND 1978;

(II)    TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE
ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION OF 1980 AND EVERY
6 YEARS AFTER TO REPLACE THE TWO INTERIM INCUMBENT MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1980; AND

(III)   ONE MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE
ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION OF 1982 AND EVERY
6 YEARS AFTER TO REPLACE THE INTERIM INCUMBENT MEMBER OF
THE BOARD WHOSE TERM EXPIRES IN 1981.

(3) 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.