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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

as unnecessary. The present provision that
authorizes the Kent County Board to adopt bylaws
is deleted in light of §4-107(4) of this article.

The only other changes are in style.

Although this section provides for open meetings
of the Kent 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 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 7. MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

3-701. MEMBERSHIP.

(A)   "ELECTED MEMBER" DEFINED.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, "ELECTED MEMBER" MEANS ONE OF THE
SEVEN ELECTED AND VOTING MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
BOARD OR A MEMBER APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY OF ONE OF
THESE SEVEN MEMBERS.

(B)       COMPOSITION.

THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD CONSISTS OF SEVEN ELECTED
MEMBERS AND ONE NONVOTING STUDENT MEMBER.

(C)   QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTED MEMBERS.

(1)   AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL
BE A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

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

(D)   ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

(1) MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD SHALL
BE ELECTED:

(I) (1) AT THE GENERAL ELECTION EVERY 2 YEARS AS
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION; AND

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

(2) IF AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE FOR

CANDIDACY THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO NOMINEES FOR EACH MEMBER

OF THE COUNTY BOARD TO BE ELECTED, A PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL

BE HELD.