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HOUSE BILL 289
L2 EMERGENCY BILL 2lr1624
CF SB 270
By: Delegate Otto
Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2022
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 17, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Somerset County – Elections – County Commissioners Districts and Board of 2
Education Candidate Filings 3
FOR the purpose of establishing new boundaries for the county commissioner districts in 4
Somerset County; providing for the reopening of the candidate filing deadline for a 5
candidate for the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education who 6
will be elected at the 2022 general election; prohibiting an individual who files for 7
the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education from withdrawing 8
the candidacy; and generally relating to the election of county commissioners and 9
members of the Board of Education in Somerset County. 10
BY repealing 11
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 12
Section 2–102(b) through (f) 13
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 14
(2015 Edition, as amended) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 17
Section 2–102(a) 18
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 19
(2015 Edition, as amended) 20
BY adding to 21
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 22 2 HOUSE BILL 289
Section 2–102(b) through (f) 1
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 2
(2015 Edition, as amended) 3
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
That Section(s) 2–102(b) through (f) of Article 20 – Somerset County of the Code of Public 5
Local Laws of Maryland be repealed. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Tha t the Laws of Maryland read 7
as follows: 8
Article 20 – Somerset County 9
2–102. 10
(a) The County is divided into 5 commissioners’ districts. 11
(B) DISTRICT 1 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE 12
INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 13
AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A 14
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND 15
UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN IN A NORTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 16
CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 17
675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 18
HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY 19
DIRECTION TO KINGS CREEK, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG KINGS 20
CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N 21
ONTO STEWART NECK ROAD, FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD 22
TO ITS END AND TO TH E INTERSECT ION OF STEWART NECK ROAD AND REVELLS 23
NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ON REVELLS NECK ROAD 24
AND FOLLOWING ALONG THE CENTER OF REVELLS NECK ROAD TO MILLARD LONG 25
ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG ROAD, 26
CONTINUING ALO NG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END AND T O THE 27
INTERSECTION OF MILLARD LONG ROAD AND FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. ROUTE 28
361), THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. 29
ROUTE 361) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. 30
ROUTE 361) TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING ACROSS 31
CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO RITZEL ROAD TO ITS END AND T HE 32
INTERSECTION OF RITZEL ROAD AND OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, THEN 33
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, 34
RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD TO TURKEY 35
BRANCH ROAD, TURNING ONTO TURKEY BRANCH ROAD AND RUNNING ALON G THE 36
CENTER OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD IN AN EASTERLY D IRECTION TO WEDDA SCOTT 37
ROAD AND CONTINUING T O THE END OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN TURNING IN 38
A NORTHERLY DIRECTIO N ONTO MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE 39 HOUSE BILL 289 3
CENTER OF THE ROAD O F MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 1
HIGHWAY), CONTINUING ACROSS U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO ARDEN 2
STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CROSSING CURTIS 3
CHAPEL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION AND RUNNING ALONG THE CENTER OF 4
ARDEN STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO AND CR OSSING BACK CREEK AND 5
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, THEN CONTINUING FROM BACK CREEK AND 6
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION CROSSING AN 7
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO MITCHELL ROAD, CONTINUING 8
ACROSS MITCHELL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ACROSS ANOT HER 9
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH AND 10
CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRE CTION FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF MOORE 11
BRANCH TO AN INTERSEC TION OF MOORE BRANCH AND KINGS CREEK, THEN 12
FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO 13
DUBLIN ROAD, CROSSING OVER DUBLIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE 14
CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRE CTION AND THEN IN A 15
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A 16
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG 17
THE CENTER OF PERRYHAWKIN ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO WEST POST 18
OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N 19
ONTO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE 20
CENTER OF THE ROAD T O PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, TURNING IN A 21
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND CONTINUING 22
ALONG THE CENTER O F THE ROAD TO ITS EN D AND TO THE INTERSE CTION OF 23
BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, THEN TURNING ONTO COLLEGE 24
BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION AND FOL LOWING ALONG THE 25
CENTER OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND CONNECTING T O MCCAIN DRIVE, 26
CONTINUIN G TO FOLLOW ALONG TH E CENTER OF THE ROAD ON MCCAIN DRIVE, 27
THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN 28
TURNING IN A SOUTHWE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 29
AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE 30
INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 31
AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 32
(C) DISTRICT 2 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE 33
INTERSECTIONS OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD 34
SOUTH AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE 35
ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION TO THE INTE RSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE 36
ROAD AND UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHWESTERLY 37
DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET 38
AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. 39
ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 40
HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO MT VERNON ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A 41
WESTERLY DIRECTION O NTO MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), CONTINUING 42 4 HOUSE BILL 289
ALONG THE CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) IN A WESTERLY 1
DIRECTION, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N TO A BRANCH OF 2
MONIE CREEK AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK AND TO 3
MONIE BAY IN A WESTERLY DIR ECTION AND THEN AROUND THE WESTERLY END OF 4
MT VERNON ROAD AND THEN IN A NO RTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE MOUTH OF THE 5
WICOMICO RIVER, CONTINUING IN A NORT HEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 6
CENTER OF THE WICOMICO RIVER TO THE WICOMICO CREEK, THEN CONTINUING 7
IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ALONG WICOMICO CREEK TO PASSERDYKE CREEK, 8
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PASSERDYKE CREEK TO U.S. ROUTE 13 9
(OCEAN HIGHWAY) AND CONTINUING TO FO LLOW PASSERDYKE CREEK IN A 10
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G 11
THE CENTE R OF MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD, THEN 12
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ON WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 13
388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD 14
ROUTE 388) IN A WESTERLY DIRECT ION TO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND TO IT S 15
END, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N FROM THE INTERSECT ION 16
OF PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD 17
ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE ROAD OF 18
COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION T O MCCAIN DRIVE, 19
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MCCAIN DRIVE, THEN TURNING IN A 20
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN TURNING IN A 21
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH, FOLLOWING 22
ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE INTERSECTION OF 23
DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH AND COLLEGE 24
BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 25
(D) DISTRICT 3 CONSISTS OF THE AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BE GINNING AT 26
THE CENTER OF MONIE BAY, CONTINUING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECT ION NEAR NAIL 27
POINT AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK TO MT VERNON 28
ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), THEN CONTINUING IN A N EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 29
CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 30
HIGHWAY), THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 31
HIGHWAY) TO KINGS CREEK, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ALO NG 32
THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN IN A 33
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ALONG THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD TO 34
REVELLS NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O REVELLS 35
NECK ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO MILLARD 36
LONG ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG 37
ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END 38
AND CONNECTING WITH FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), CROSSING 39
FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO RIVER ROAD, 40
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG ANNEMESSEX 41
RIVER, CONTINUING IN A WEST ERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF THE BIG 42 HOUSE BILL 289 5
ANNEMESSEX RIVER TO TANGIER SOUND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF TANGIER 1
SOUND, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE WICOMICO/SOMERSET COUNTY 2
LINE AND TO THE CENT ER OF MONIE BAY AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 3
(E) DISTRICT 4 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY A LINE 4
BEGINNING AT THE INTERSEC TION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) 5
AND MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G WEST POST OFFICE ROAD 6
(MD ROUTE 388) IN A SOUTHWESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE C ENTER OF THE 7
ROAD TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHEASTERL Y DIRECTION 8
TO A BRANCH OF KINGS CREEK, THEN CONTINUING SOUT HWESTERLY ALONG THE 9
CENTER OF KINGS CREEK AND TAKING A SO UTHERLY TURN FROM KINGS CREEK 10
ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF APPROXIMATEL Y 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH 11
CROSSING MITCHELL ROAD AND CONTINUING A CROSS ANOTHER IMAGINAR Y LINE 12
OF A DISTANCE OF APP ROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO THE INTERSEC TION OF ARDEN 13
STATION ROAD AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS , THEN IN A 14
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION ROAD CROSSING 15
CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION 16
ROAD AND CROSSING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO MENNONITE CHURCH 17
ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO 18
TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF TURKEY 19
BRANCH ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO ITS END T O OLD WESTOVER MARION 20
ROAD, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF OLD WESTOVER 21
MARION ROAD TO RITZEL ROAD, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE 22
CENTER OF RITZEL ROAD CROSSING CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO 23
FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE 24
CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) TO RIVER ROAD, THEN IN A 25
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG 26
ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING IN A SOUT HWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 27
CENTER OF THE BIG ANNEMESSEX RIVER, THEN IN A SOUTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION 28
TO FLATCAP BASIN, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO WARD CREEK ON JANES 29
ISLAND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF WARD CREEK TO A POINT APPR OXIMATELY 30
IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALON G AN IMAGINARY LINE TO 31
THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A 32
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG 33
THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE 34
RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT –OF–WAY TO 35
BYRD ROAD, THEN RUNNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION AL ONG THE CENTER OF 36
BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION 37
ONTO JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO 38
SILVER LANE, THEN TURNING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECTION ONTO SILVER LANE AND 39
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD 40
ROUTE 413), TURNING IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY 41
(MD ROUTE 413) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF THE RO AD TO LAWSON 42 6 HOUSE BILL 289
BARNES ROAD, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO LAWSON BARNES 1
ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD AND 2
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ALONG T HE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES 3
ROAD, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF 4
APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING 5
ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN TURNING 6
IN AN EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE CENTE R OF CASH CORNER ROAD TO 7
PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH 8
ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF 9
PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE CREEK, THEN CONTINUING 10
ALONG THE CENTER OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN ALONG THE 11
CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE 12
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE , THEN ALONG THE STATE LINE TO THE 13
POCOMOKE RIVER, THEN ALONG THE POCOMOKE RIVER TO THE 14
SOMERSET/WORCESTER COUNTY LINE , THEN ALONG THE COUNT Y LINE 15
(POCOMOKE RIVER) TO DIVIDING CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF 16
DIVIDING CREEK TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF 17
MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO THE INTERSECT ION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD AND 18
MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 19
(F) DISTRICT 5 CONSISTS OF A POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE SOMERSET 20
COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF SMITH ISLAND AND 21
ENCOMPASSING SMITH ISLAND, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, AND THE AREA THAT IS 22
GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH END OF 23
SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, THEN IN A SOUTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO FLATCAP BASIN 24
TO THE CENTER OF WARD CREEK ON JANES ISLAND TO A POINT APP ROXIMATELY 25
IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO 26
THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE IN A 27
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG 28
THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE 29
RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO 30
BYRD ROAD, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, 31
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY 32
DIRECTION TO SILVER LANE, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO 33
CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRECTION 34
ALONG THE CENTER OF CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO LAWSON BARNES 35
ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD IN A 36
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN 37
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, 38
CONTINUING ALONG THE CE NTER OF A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO 39
JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO 40
CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF 41
CASH CORNER ROAD TO PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE 42 HOUSE BILL 289 7
CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A 1
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE 2
CREEK, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN 3
ALONG THE CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE 4
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE A ND CONTINUING IN A W ESTERLY DIRECTION 5
AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 6
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on the effective date of this 7
Act, through 12:00 noon on the second business day following the effective date of this Act, 8
the candidate filing deadline will be re–opened for a candidate for the office of member of 9
the Somerset County Board of Education who will be elected at the general election to be 10
held in November 2022. Notwithstanding § 5–501 of the Election Law Article of the 11
Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual who files for the office of member of the 12
Somerset County Board of Education may not withdraw the individual’s candidacy. 13
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emerg ency 14
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 15
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 16
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 17
enacted. 18
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.