2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS AN ADMINISTRATOR, COUNTY
EMPLOYEE, TEACHER OR THE SPOUSE OF AN ADMINISTRATOR, COUNTY EMPLOYEE,
OR TEACHER AT THE TIME OF FILING IS INELIGIBLE TO BE A CANDIDATE.

(D)     (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION,
EACH VOTING MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1
THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER AFTER THE MEMBER'S ELECTION AND UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES.

(2)     (I) A VOTING MEMBER MAY NOT SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO
TERMS.

(II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE TERM LIMIT ESTABLISHED UNDER
THIS SECTION, A VOTING MEMBER WHO SERVES AN INITIAL TERM OF 2 YEARS
UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE SERVED ONE
COMPLETE TERM.

(3)      THE GOVERNOR 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.

(E)     (1) THE VOTING MEMBERS FROM COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS 1
THROUGH 5 SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE 2001 GENERAL ELECTION.

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

(I) 1. (1) MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD FROM
COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS 3, 3, AND 1 3, 4, AND 5 SHALL SERVE FOR AN INITIAL TERM
OF 3 YEARS. BE ELECTED AT THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION AND EVERY 4 YEARS
THEREAFTER; AND

2. AN ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN 2006 AND EVERY
4 YEARS THEREAFTER.

(II) 1. (2) MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD FROM
COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS 1 AND 5 2 SHALL SERVE AN INITIAL TERM OF 4 YEARS BE
ELECTED AT THE 2008 GENERAL ELECTION AND EVERY 4 YEARS THEREAFTER.

2. AN ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN 2008 AND EVERY
4 YEARS THEREAFTER.

(F)     (1) THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL:

(I)      BE AN ELEVENTH OR TWELFTH GRADE STUDENT IN THE CECIL
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ELECTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF
THE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM;

(II)     SERVE FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING ON JULY 1 AFTER THE
ELECTION OF THE MEMBER;

(III)   BE A NONVOTING MEMBER; AND

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