Ch. 168

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) ONE NONVOTING STUDENT MEMBER FROM EACH PUBLIC HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY.

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

(1) AT THE GENERAL ELECTION; AND.

(2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 8, SUBTITLE 8 OF THE ELECTION LAW
ARTICLE ONE MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM EACH OF THE FIVE
COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS ONLY BY THE VOTERS OF THAT COUNCILMANIC
DISTRICT.

(C)      (1) A MEMBER ELECTED FROM A COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT SHALL BE A
RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT.

(2) A MEMBER ELECTED OR APPOINTED FROM A COUNCILMANIC
DISTRICT WHO NO LONGER RESIDES IN THE DISTRICT MAY NOT CONTINUE AS A
MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD.

(D)      (1) EACH VOTING MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS BEGINNING
ON JANUARY 1 AFTER THE MEMBER'S ELECTION AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS
ELECTED AND QUALIFIES.

(2) A VOTING MEMBER MAY NOT SERVE FOR MORE THAN THREE
CONSECUTIVE TERMS.

(E)      THE TERMS OF THE VOTING MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)      ONE MEMBER ELECTED FROM EACH OF THE COUNCILMANIC
DISTRICTS 1, 3, AND 5 AT THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION, AND EVERY 4 YEARS
THEREAFTER; AND

(2)       ONE MEMBER ELECTED FROM EACH OF THE COUNCILMANIC
DISTRICTS 2 AND 4 AT THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION, AND EVERY 4 YEARS
THEREAFTER

(F)      (1) THE COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT A NEW MEMBER TO FILL ANY
VACANCY ON THE COUNTY BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TERM AND UNTIL
A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES.

(2)      A RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH A VACANCY EXISTS MAY
APPLY FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO FILL THE VACANCY.

(3)      THE COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT RULES GOVERNING THE
PROCEDURE THROUGH WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY APPLY TO FILL A VACANCY ON
THE COUNTY BOARD.

(G)      (1) EACH STUDENT MEMBER SHALL:

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