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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 729

county council by the voters of councilmanic districts
therein established, or by the voters of the entire county,
or by a combination of these methods of election.

(B)  NO AMENDMENT TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHARTER
AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER MAY AFFECT THE TERMS, POWERS, AND
DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL IN OFFICE
OR ELECTED AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT.

(C) ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
CHARTER PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY
COUNCIL BY VOTERS OF COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS AND APPROVED BY
THE VOTERS PRIOR TO THE 1984 GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE NULL
AND VOID.

Article XVIII - Provisions of Limited Duration

3.

(A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AN EXCLUSIVE
PROCESS WHICH, NOTWITHSTANDING OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
CONSTITUTION, SHALL GOVERN THROUGH 1988 THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE XI A, § 3A, OF THE CONSTITUTION

PROPOSED BY CHAPTER_____OF THE ACTS OF 1982 (H.B.____;

2LR1355) CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF NOMINATION
AND/OR ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
COUNCIL, THIS SECTION IS A PART OF THE CONSTITUTION. AS
PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THIS SECTION
EXPIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV, § 1A, OF THE
CONSTITUTION.

(B)(1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2) "CHARTER AMENDMENT" MEANS:

(I) AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSED BY THE

COMMISSION TO THE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF NOMINATION
AND/OR ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL;
AND

(II) AN ALTERNATIVE QUALIFYING FOR THE

1984 OR 1988 BALLOT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF

SUBPARAGRAPHS (E)(6)(III) OR (F)(3) OF THIS SECTION.

(3) "COMMISSION" MEANS THE SPECIAL CHARTER

REVIEW COMMISSION FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY ESTABLISHED UNDER
THIS SECTION.

(4) "QUESTION" MEANS THE PROPOSAL THAT APPEARS
ON THE BALLOT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT THE 1984 PRIMARY
ELECTION AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.

(C) AT THE 1984 PRIMARY ELECTION, THE FOLLOWING

QUESTION SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY: