Ch. 501

LAWS OF MARYLAND

be substantially equal in population, and the districts shall be
reapportioned on the basis of each decennial census of the United
States. REAPPORTIONED DISTRICTS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FOR THE
TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCING AFTER THE FIRST REGULAR PRIMARY
ELECTION HELD AT LEAST 15 MONTHS AFTER THE OFFICIAL REPORT ON
POPULATION IS RECEIVED BY THE STATE FROM THE BUREAU OF CENSUS.

(b) The Montgomery County Board consists of [7 elected
members and 1 nonvoting student member]:

(1)  5 ELECTED MEMBERS, EACH OF WHOM RESIDES IN A
DIFFERENT BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT;

(2)  2 ELECTED MEMBERS WHO MAY RESIDE ANYWHERE IN THE
COUNTY; AND

(3)  1 NONVOTING STUDENT MEMBER.

(f) (1) Each elected member serves for a term of 4 years
beginning on December 1 after his election and until a successor
is elected and qualifies. The terms of elected members are
staggered as required by the terms of the members serving on the
County Board as of July 1, 1978 [and] so that 4 members are
elected in gubernatorial election years and 3 members are elected
in presidential election years.

(2)  Elected members of the County Board shall be
elected by the voters of the entire county.

(3)  (i) Of the 3 members elected in 1988 and every 4
years thereafter, 1 shall reside in Board of Education District
[1] 2 and 1 shall reside in Board of Education District [2] 4 [as
established by a law enacted by the General Assembly and
reapportioned on the basis of each decennial census of the United
States]. The third member may reside in any part of the county.

(ii) Of the 4 members elected in 1990 and every
4 years thereafter, 1 shall reside in Board of Education District
[3] 1, 1 shall reside in Board of Education District [4] 3, and 1
shall reside in Board of Education District 5 [as established by
a law enacted by the General Assembly and reapportioned on the
basis of each decennial census of the United States]. The fourth
member may reside in any part of the county.

(III)  THE DESCRIPTIONS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
DISTRICTS IN THIS SUBSECTION REFER TO ELECTION DISTRICTS OR
PRECINCTS AS THEY WERE ON JANUARY 1, 1987.

(IV)  BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 1 CONSISTS OF
ALL OF ELECTION DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 11, AND 12; PRECINCTS 1, 3,
AND 4 IN ELECTION DISTRICT 6; AND PRECINCTS 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, AND 25
IN ELECTION DISTRICT 9.

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