WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 508

CHAPTER 508
(Senate Bill 701)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Prince George's County Democratic Party Central Committee -

Membership

FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Prince George's County Democratic
Party central committee; and generally relating to the membership of the Prince
George's County Democratic Party central committee.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 11-2(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

11-2.

(1) (1) In Prince George's County, the Democratic Party central committee
consists of [22] 21 members.

(2)     Two members of the committee shall reside in and be elected by the
eligible voters of each of the SEVEN legislative districts [that lies wholly] IN WHICH A
MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS RESIDE within Prince George's County.

(3)     One member of the committee shall reside in, and be elected by the
eligible voters of the Prince George's County portion of [each] THE legislative district
[that is partially] IN WHICH A MINORITY OF THE VOTERS RESIDE within Prince
George's County.

(4)     In addition to the members of the committee elected from legislative
districts, [7] SIX members of the committee shall be elected by all the eligible voters in
the county. At the time of election, each such member shall reside in a different one of
the SIX legislative districts that lies wholly within Prince George's County.

(5)     A candidate for election to the Democratic central committee shall
declare at the time of filing for candidacy which seat on the central committee the
candidate is seeking.

(6)     If a member who was elected from a specific legislative district ceases to
reside in that district, the member may not continue to serve on the central committee.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

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