Ch. 630                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Education

3-802.

(a)     In this subtitle, "elected member" means one of the nine elected members of
the Prince George's County Board or a member appointed to fill a vacancy of one of these
nine members.

(b)     The Prince George's County Board consists of nine elected members and one
student member selected under subsection (f)(2) of this section.

(c)     (1) A candidate for the County Board shall be a resident of Prince George's
County for at least 3 years and a registered voter of the County before the election.

(2)     From the time of filing as a candidate for election, each candidate for
the County Board shall reside in the school board district the candidate seeks to
represent.

(3)     An elected County Board member shall forfeit his office if he:

(i) Fails to reside in the school board district from which he was
elected, unless this change is caused by a change in the boundaries of the district; or

(ii) Fails to be a registered voter of the County.

(4)     A County Board member may not hold another office of profit in county
government during his term.

(5)     Each elected member of the County Board shall be nominated by the
registered voters of his school board district.

(d)     Members of the Prince George's County Board shall be elected:

(1)     At the general election every 2 years as required by subsection (g) of this
section; and

(2)     By the registered voters of his school board district.

(E) (1) IF A CANDIDATE FOR THE COUNTY BOARD DIES OR WITHDRAWS
THE CANDIDACY DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING WITH THE DATE OF THE
PRIMARY AND ENDING 70 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION,
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL:

(I) REPLACE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED OR WITHDRAWN
CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION WITH THE NAME OF THE
CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVED THE NEXT HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE
PRIMARY ELECTION; OR

(II) IF A CONTESTED PRIMARY WAS NOT HELD, REOPEN THE
FILING PROCESS TO ALLOW OTHER PERSONS TO FILE AS CANDIDATES.

(2) (I) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL ADD TO THE

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