H.B. 576                                                 VETOES

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the
appointed members of the Cecil County Board shall expire at the end of December 31,

2004.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the elected
members of the Cecil County Board shall expire as follows:

(1) The members elected from commissioner districts 2, 3, and 4 shall
terminate on June 30, 2008; and

(2) The members elected from commissioner districts 1 and 5 shall
terminate on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 7. AND BE. IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Governor shall
appoint the Cecil County Board of Education in accordance with § 3-108 of the
Education Article as follows:

(1) Three members appointed on July 1, 2008; and

(2) Two members appointed on July 1, 2010.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the
appointed members of the Cecil County Board shall expire as follows:

(1)     The members appointed from the Perryville/Port Deposit District, North
East District, and Rising Sun District on or before June 30, 2003, shall terminate on
December 3, 2006; and

(2)     The members appointed from the Cecilton District and the Elkton District
on or before June 30, 2003, shall terminate on November 30, 2008.

SECTION 8. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That before Sections 6 and 7
1 through 5 of this Act become effective, this Act shall first be submitted to a
referendum of the legally qualified voters of Cecil County at the general election to be
held in November of 2006 2004. The county governing body and the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of Cecil County shall do those things necessary and proper to
provide for and hold the referendum required by this section. There shall be printed
on the ballot to be used at this election the title of this Act and underneath the title,
on separate lines, a square or box opposite the words "For a Board of Education
Elected by the Voters of Cecil County" and a corresponding square box opposite the
words "For a Board of Education Appointed by the Governor". A voter may choose only
one of the methods of selection. If a majority of the votes cast on the question are "For
a Board of Education Elected by the Voters of Cecil County", Sections 6 and 7 of this
Act arc of no effect and null and void, but if a majority of the votes cast on the
question is "For a Board of Education Appointed by the Governor", the provisions of
Sections 6 and 7 1 through 5 of this Act shall become effective on the 30th day
following the official canvass of votes for the referendum.

SECTION 9. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of Section 8 6 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2003.

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