Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB289 Compare Versions

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 213
5		-	(House Bill 289)
6	2
7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	hb0289
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9		-	Somerset County – Elections – County Commissioners Districts and Board of
10		-	Education Candidate Filings
	10	+	HOUSE BILL 289
	11	+	L2 EMERGENCY BILL 2lr1624
	12	+	CF SB 270
	13	+	By: Delegate Otto
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2022
	15	+	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
	16	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	17	+	House action: Adopted
	18	+	Read second time: February 17, 2022
11	19
12		-	FOR the purpose of establishing new boundaries for the county commissioner districts in
13		-	Somerset County; providing for the reopening of the candidate filing deadline for a
14		-	candidate for the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education who
15		-	will be elected at the 2022 general election; prohibiting an individual who files for
16		-	the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education from withdrawing
17		-	the candidacy; and generally relating to the election of county commissioners and
18		-	members of the Board of Education in Somerset County.
	20	+	CHAPTER ______
19	21
20		-	BY repealing
21		-	The Public Local Laws of Somerset County
22		-	Section 2–102(b) through (f)
23		-	Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland
24		-	(2015 Edition, as amended)
	22	+	AN ACT concerning 1
25	23
26		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
27		-	The Public Local Laws of Somerset County
28		-	Section 2–102(a)
29		-	Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland
30		-	(2015 Edition, as amended)
	24	+	Somerset County – Elections – County Commissioners Districts and Board of 2
	25	+	Education Candidate Filings 3
31	26
32		-	BY adding to
33		-	The Public Local Laws of Somerset County
34		-	Section 2–102(b) through (f)
35		-	Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland
36		-	(2015 Edition, as amended)
	27	+	FOR the purpose of establishing new boundaries for the county commissioner districts in 4
	28	+	Somerset County; providing for the reopening of the candidate filing deadline for a 5
	29	+	candidate for the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education who 6
	30	+	will be elected at the 2022 general election; prohibiting an individual who files for 7
	31	+	the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education from withdrawing 8
	32	+	the candidacy; and generally relating to the election of county commissioners and 9
	33	+	members of the Board of Education in Somerset County. 10
37	34
38		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
39		-	That Section(s) 2–102(b) through (f) of Article 20 – Somerset County of the Code of Public
40		-	Local Laws of Maryland be repealed.
	35	+	BY repealing 11
	36	+	The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 12
	37	+	Section 2–102(b) through (f) 13
	38	+	Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 14
	39	+	(2015 Edition, as amended) 15
41	40
42		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
43		-	as follows:
	41	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16
	42	+	The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 17
	43	+	Section 2–102(a) 18
	44	+	Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 19
	45	+	(2015 Edition, as amended) 20
44	46
45		-	Article 20 – Somerset County
	47	+	BY adding to 21
	48	+	The Public Local Laws of Somerset County 22 2 HOUSE BILL 289
46	49
47		-	2–102.
48	50
49		-	(a) The County is divided into 5 commissioners’ districts. Ch. 213 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	51	+	Section 2–102(b) through (f) 1
	52	+	Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 2
	53	+	(2015 Edition, as amended) 3
50	54
51		-	– 2 –
	55	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
	56	+	That Section(s) 2–102(b) through (f) of Article 20 – Somerset County of the Code of Public 5
	57	+	Local Laws of Maryland be repealed. 6
52	58
53		-	(B) DISTRICT 1 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE
54		-	INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH
55		-	AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A
56		-	NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND
57		-	UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN IN A NORTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION ALONG THE
58		-	CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE
59		-	675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
60		-	HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY
61		-	DIRECTION TO KINGS CREEK, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG KINGS
62		-	CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N
63		-	ONTO STEWART NECK ROAD, FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD
64		-	TO ITS END AND TO TH E INTERSECT ION OF STEWART NECK ROAD AND REVELLS
65		-	NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ON REVELLS NECK ROAD
66		-	AND FOLLOWING ALONG THE CENTER OF REVELLS NECK ROAD TO MILLARD LONG
67		-	ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG ROAD,
68		-	CONTINUING ALO NG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END AND T O THE
69		-	INTERSECTION OF MILLARD LONG ROAD AND FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. ROUTE
70		-	361), THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S.
71		-	ROUTE 361) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S.
72		-	ROUTE 361) TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING ACROSS
73		-	CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO RITZEL ROAD TO ITS END AND T HE
74		-	INTERSECTION OF RITZEL ROAD AND OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, THEN
75		-	TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD,
76		-	RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD TO TURKEY
77		-	BRANCH ROAD, TURNING ONTO TURKEY BRANCH ROAD AND RUNNING ALON G THE
78		-	CENTER OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD IN AN EASTERLY D IRECTION TO WEDDA SCOTT
79		-	ROAD AND CONTINUING T O THE END OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN TURNING IN
80		-	A NORTHERLY DIRECTIO N ONTO MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE
81		-	CENTER OF THE ROAD O F MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
82		-	HIGHWAY), CONTINUING ACROSS U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO ARDEN
83		-	STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CROSSING CURTIS
84		-	CHAPEL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION AND RUNNING ALONG THE CENTER OF
85		-	ARDEN STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO AND CR OSSING BACK CREEK AND
86		-	NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, THEN CONTINUING FROM BACK CREEK AND
87		-	NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION CROSSING AN
88		-	IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO MITCHELL ROAD, CONTINUING
89		-	ACROSS MITCHELL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ACROSS ANOT HER
90		-	IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH AND
91		-	CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRE CTION FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF MOORE
92		-	BRANCH TO AN INTERSEC TION OF MOORE BRANCH AND KINGS CREEK, THEN
93		-	FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO
94		-	DUBLIN ROAD, CROSSING OVER DUBLIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
	59	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Tha t the Laws of Maryland read 7
	60	+	as follows: 8
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96		-	– 3 –
97		-	CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRE CTION AND THEN IN A
98		-	NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A
99		-	NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG
100		-	THE CENTER OF PERRYHAWKIN ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO WEST POST
101		-	OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N
102		-	ONTO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE
103		-	CENTER OF THE ROAD T O PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, TURNING IN A
104		-	NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND CONTINUING
105		-	ALONG THE CENTER O F THE ROAD TO ITS EN D AND TO THE INTERSE CTION OF
106		-	BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, THEN TURNING ONTO COLLEGE
107		-	BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION AND FOL LOWING ALONG THE
108		-	CENTER OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND CONNECTING T O MCCAIN DRIVE,
109		-	CONTINUIN G TO FOLLOW ALONG TH E CENTER OF THE ROAD ON MCCAIN DRIVE,
110		-	THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN
111		-	TURNING IN A SOUTHWE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH
112		-	AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE
113		-	INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH
114		-	AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
	62	+	Article 20 – Somerset County 9
115	63
116		-	(C) DISTRICT 2 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE
117		-	INTERSECTIONS OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
118		-	SOUTH AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE
119		-	ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION TO THE INTE RSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE
120		-	ROAD AND UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHWESTERLY
121		-	DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET
122		-	AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S.
123		-	ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
124		-	HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO MT VERNON ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A
125		-	WESTERLY DIRECTION O NTO MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), CONTINUING
126		-	ALONG THE CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) IN A WESTERLY
127		-	DIRECTION, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIREC TION TO A BRANCH OF
128		-	MONIE CREEK AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK AND TO
129		-	MONIE BAY IN A WESTERLY DIR ECTION AND THEN AROU ND THE WESTERLY END OF
130		-	MT VERNON ROAD AND THEN IN A NO RTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE MOUTH OF THE
131		-	WICOMICO RIVER, CONTINUING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION ALONG THE
132		-	CENTER OF THE WICOMICO RIVER TO THE WICOMICO CREEK, THEN CONTINUING
133		-	IN A NORTHERLY DIREC TION ALONG WICOMICO CREEK TO PASSERDYKE CREEK,
134		-	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PASSERDYKE CREEK TO U.S. ROUTE 13
135		-	(OCEAN HIGHWAY) AND CONTINUING TO FOLLOW PASSERDYKE CREEK IN A
136		-	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G
137		-	THE CENTER OF MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD, THEN
138		-	TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ON WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE
139		-	388) AND CONTIN UING ALONG THE CENTE R OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD Ch. 213 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	64	+	2–102. 10
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141		-	– 4 –
142		-	ROUTE 388) IN A WESTERLY DIRECT ION TO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND TO ITS
143		-	END, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N FROM THE INTERSECT ION
144		-	OF PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD
145		-	ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE ROAD OF
146		-	COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION TO MCCAIN DRIVE,
147		-	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MCCAIN DRIVE, THEN TURNING IN A
148		-	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN TURNING IN A
149		-	SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH, FOLLOWING
150		-	ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE INTERSEC TION OF
151		-	DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH AND COLLEGE
152		-	BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
	66	+	(a) The County is divided into 5 commissioners’ districts. 11
153	67
154		-	(D) DISTRICT 3 CONSISTS OF THE AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BE GINNING AT
155		-	THE CENTER OF MONIE BAY, CONTINUING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECTION NEAR NAIL
156		-	POINT AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK TO MT VERNON
157		-	ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), THEN CONTINUING IN A N EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE
158		-	CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
159		-	HIGHWAY), THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
160		-	HIGHWAY) TO KINGS CREEK, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ALO NG
161		-	THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN IN A
162		-	SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ALONG THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD TO
163		-	REVELLS NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O REVELLS
164		-	NECK ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO MILLARD
165		-	LONG ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIR ECTION ONTO MILLARD LONG
166		-	ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END
167		-	AND CONNECTING WITH FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), CROSSING
168		-	FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO RIVER ROAD,
169		-	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG ANNEMESSEX
170		-	RIVER, CONTINUING IN A WEST ERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF THE BIG
171		-	ANNEMESSEX RIVER TO TANGIER SOUND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF TANGIER
172		-	SOUND, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE WICOMICO/SOMERSET COUNTY
173		-	LINE AND TO THE C ENTER OF MONIE BAY AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
	68	+	(B) DISTRICT 1 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE 12
	69	+	INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 13
	70	+	AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A 14
	71	+	NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND 15
	72	+	UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN IN A NORTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 16
	73	+	CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 17
	74	+	675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 18
	75	+	HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY 19
	76	+	DIRECTION TO KINGS CREEK, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG KINGS 20
	77	+	CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N 21
	78	+	ONTO STEWART NECK ROAD, FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD 22
	79	+	TO ITS END AND TO TH E INTERSECT ION OF STEWART NECK ROAD AND REVELLS 23
	80	+	NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ON REVELLS NECK ROAD 24
	81	+	AND FOLLOWING ALONG THE CENTER OF REVELLS NECK ROAD TO MILLARD LONG 25
	82	+	ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG ROAD, 26
	83	+	CONTINUING ALO NG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END AND T O THE 27
	84	+	INTERSECTION OF MILLARD LONG ROAD AND FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. ROUTE 28
	85	+	361), THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. 29
	86	+	ROUTE 361) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. 30
	87	+	ROUTE 361) TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING ACROSS 31
	88	+	CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO RITZEL ROAD TO ITS END AND T HE 32
	89	+	INTERSECTION OF RITZEL ROAD AND OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, THEN 33
	90	+	TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, 34
	91	+	RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD TO TURKEY 35
	92	+	BRANCH ROAD, TURNING ONTO TURKEY BRANCH ROAD AND RUNNING ALON G THE 36
	93	+	CENTER OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD IN AN EASTERLY D IRECTION TO WEDDA SCOTT 37
	94	+	ROAD AND CONTINUING T O THE END OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN TURNING IN 38
	95	+	A NORTHERLY DIRECTIO N ONTO MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE 39 HOUSE BILL 289 3
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175		-	(E) DISTRICT 4 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY A LINE
176		-	BEGINNING AT THE INT ERSECTION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388)
177		-	AND MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G WEST POST OFFICE ROAD
178		-	(MD ROUTE 388) IN A SOUTHWESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE C ENTER OF THE
179		-	ROAD TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N
180		-	TO A BRANCH OF KINGS CREEK, THEN CONTINUING SOUT HWESTERLY ALONG THE
181		-	CENTER OF KINGS CREEK AND TAKING A SO UTHERLY TURN FROM KINGS CREEK
182		-	ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF APPROXIMATEL Y 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH
183		-	CROSSING MITCHELL ROAD AND CONTINUING A CROSS ANOTHER IMAGIN ARY LINE LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
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185		-	– 5 –
186		-	OF A DISTANCE OF APP ROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO THE INTERSEC TION OF ARDEN
187		-	STATION ROAD AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS , THEN IN A
188		-	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION ROAD CROSSING
189		-	CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION
190		-	ROAD AND CROSSING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO MENNONITE CHURCH
191		-	ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO
192		-	TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF TURKEY
193		-	BRANCH ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO ITS END T O OLD WESTOVER MARION
194		-	ROAD, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF OLD WESTOVER
195		-	MARION ROAD TO RITZEL ROAD, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE
196		-	CENTER OF RITZEL ROAD CROSSING CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO
197		-	FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE
198		-	CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) TO RIVER ROAD, THEN IN A
199		-	SOUTHERLY DIR ECTION ALONG THE CEN TER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG
200		-	ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING IN A SOUT HWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE
201		-	CENTER OF THE BIG ANNEMESSEX RIVER, THEN IN A SOUTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION
202		-	TO FLATCAP BASIN, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO WARD CREEK ON JANES
203		-	ISLAND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF WARD CREEK TO A POINT APPR OXIMATELY
204		-	IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO
205		-	THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A
206		-	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG
207		-	THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE
208		-	RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO
209		-	BYRD ROAD, THEN RUNNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION AL ONG THE CENTER OF
210		-	BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION
211		-	ONTO JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO
212		-	SILVER LANE, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO SILVER LANE AND
213		-	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD
214		-	ROUTE 413), TURNING IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY
215		-	(MD ROUTE 413) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF THE RO AD TO LAWSON
216		-	BARNES ROAD, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO LAWSON BARNES
217		-	ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD AND
218		-	TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ALONG T HE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES
219		-	ROAD, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF
220		-	APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING
221		-	ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN TURNING
222		-	IN AN EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE CENTE R OF CASH CORNER ROAD TO
223		-	PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH
224		-	ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF
225		-	PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE CREEK, THEN CONTINUING
226		-	ALONG THE CENTER OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN ALONG THE
227		-	CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE
228		-	MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE , THEN ALONG THE STATE LINE TO THE Ch. 213 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	98	+	CENTER OF THE ROAD O F MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 1
	99	+	HIGHWAY), CONTINUING ACROSS U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO ARDEN 2
	100	+	STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CROSSING CURTIS 3
	101	+	CHAPEL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION AND RUNNING ALONG THE CENTER OF 4
	102	+	ARDEN STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO AND CR OSSING BACK CREEK AND 5
	103	+	NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, THEN CONTINUING FROM BACK CREEK AND 6
	104	+	NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION CROSSING AN 7
	105	+	IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO MITCHELL ROAD, CONTINUING 8
	106	+	ACROSS MITCHELL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ACROSS ANOT HER 9
	107	+	IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH AND 10
	108	+	CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRE CTION FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF MOORE 11
	109	+	BRANCH TO AN INTERSEC TION OF MOORE BRANCH AND KINGS CREEK, THEN 12
	110	+	FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO 13
	111	+	DUBLIN ROAD, CROSSING OVER DUBLIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE 14
	112	+	CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRE CTION AND THEN IN A 15
	113	+	NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A 16
	114	+	NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG 17
	115	+	THE CENTER OF PERRYHAWKIN ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO WEST POST 18
	116	+	OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N 19
	117	+	ONTO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE 20
	118	+	CENTER OF THE ROAD T O PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, TURNING IN A 21
	119	+	NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND CONTINUING 22
	120	+	ALONG THE CENTER O F THE ROAD TO ITS EN D AND TO THE INTERSE CTION OF 23
	121	+	BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, THEN TURNING ONTO COLLEGE 24
	122	+	BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION AND FOL LOWING ALONG THE 25
	123	+	CENTER OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND CONNECTING T O MCCAIN DRIVE, 26
	124	+	CONTINUIN G TO FOLLOW ALONG TH E CENTER OF THE ROAD ON MCCAIN DRIVE, 27
	125	+	THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN 28
	126	+	TURNING IN A SOUTHWE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 29
	127	+	AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE 30
	128	+	INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 31
	129	+	AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 32
229	130
230		-	– 6 –
231		-	POCOMOKE RIVER, THEN ALONG THE POCOMOKE RIVER TO THE
232		-	SOMERSET/WORCESTER COUNTY LINE , THEN ALONG THE COUNT Y LINE
233		-	(POCOMOKE RIVER) TO DIVIDING CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF
234		-	DIVIDING CREEK TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF
235		-	MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO THE INTERSECT ION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD AND
236		-	MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
	131	+	(C) DISTRICT 2 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE 33
	132	+	INTERSECTIONS OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD 34
	133	+	SOUTH AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE 35
	134	+	ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION TO THE INTE RSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE 36
	135	+	ROAD AND UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHWESTERLY 37
	136	+	DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET 38
	137	+	AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. 39
	138	+	ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 40
	139	+	HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO MT VERNON ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A 41
	140	+	WESTERLY DIRECTION O NTO MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), CONTINUING 42 4 HOUSE BILL 289
237	141
238		-	(F) DISTRICT 5 CONSISTS OF A POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE SOMERSET
239		-	COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF SMITH ISLAND AND
240		-	ENCOMPASSING SMITH ISLAND, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, AND THE AREA THAT IS
241		-	GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH END OF
242		-	SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, THEN IN A SOUTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO FLATCAP BASIN
243		-	TO THE CENTER OF WARD CREEK ON JANES ISLAND TO A POINT APP ROXIMATELY
244		-	IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO
245		-	THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A
246		-	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG
247		-	THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE
248		-	RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PR IVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO
249		-	BYRD ROAD, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD,
250		-	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY
251		-	DIRECTION TO SILVER LANE, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO
252		-	CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRECTION
253		-	ALONG THE CENTER OF CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO LAWSON BARNES
254		-	ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD IN A
255		-	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN
256		-	IMAGINARY LINE OF APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK,
257		-	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF A BRANCH O F JOHNSONS CREEK TO
258		-	JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO
259		-	CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF
260		-	CASH CORNER ROAD TO PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE
261		-	CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A
262		-	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE
263		-	CREEK, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN
264		-	ALONG THE CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE
265		-	MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE A ND CONTINUING IN A W ESTERLY DIRECTION
266		-	AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
267	142
268		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on the effective date of this
269		-	Act, through 12:00 noon on the second business day following the effective date of this Act,
270		-	the candidate filing deadline will be re–opened for a candidate for the office of member of
271		-	the Somerset County Board of Education who will be elected at the general election to be
272		-	held in November 2022. Notwithstanding § 5–501 of the Election Law Article of the
273		-	Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual who files for the office of member of the LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
	143	+	ALONG THE CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) IN A WESTERLY 1
	144	+	DIRECTION, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N TO A BRANCH OF 2
	145	+	MONIE CREEK AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK AND TO 3
	146	+	MONIE BAY IN A WESTERLY DIR ECTION AND THEN AROUND THE WESTERLY END OF 4
	147	+	MT VERNON ROAD AND THEN IN A NO RTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE MOUTH OF THE 5
	148	+	WICOMICO RIVER, CONTINUING IN A NORT HEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 6
	149	+	CENTER OF THE WICOMICO RIVER TO THE WICOMICO CREEK, THEN CONTINUING 7
	150	+	IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ALONG WICOMICO CREEK TO PASSERDYKE CREEK, 8
	151	+	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PASSERDYKE CREEK TO U.S. ROUTE 13 9
	152	+	(OCEAN HIGHWAY) AND CONTINUING TO FO LLOW PASSERDYKE CREEK IN A 10
	153	+	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G 11
	154	+	THE CENTE R OF MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD, THEN 12
	155	+	TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ON WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 13
	156	+	388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD 14
	157	+	ROUTE 388) IN A WESTERLY DIRECT ION TO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND TO IT S 15
	158	+	END, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N FROM THE INTERSECT ION 16
	159	+	OF PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD 17
	160	+	ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE ROAD OF 18
	161	+	COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION T O MCCAIN DRIVE, 19
	162	+	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MCCAIN DRIVE, THEN TURNING IN A 20
	163	+	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN TURNING IN A 21
	164	+	SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH, FOLLOWING 22
	165	+	ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE INTERSECTION OF 23
	166	+	DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH AND COLLEGE 24
	167	+	BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 25
274	168
275		-	– 7 –
276		-	Somerset County Board of Education may not withdraw the individual’s candidacy.
	169	+	(D) DISTRICT 3 CONSISTS OF THE AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BE GINNING AT 26
	170	+	THE CENTER OF MONIE BAY, CONTINUING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECT ION NEAR NAIL 27
	171	+	POINT AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK TO MT VERNON 28
	172	+	ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), THEN CONTINUING IN A N EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 29
	173	+	CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 30
	174	+	HIGHWAY), THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 31
	175	+	HIGHWAY) TO KINGS CREEK, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ALO NG 32
	176	+	THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN IN A 33
	177	+	SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ALONG THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD TO 34
	178	+	REVELLS NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O REVELLS 35
	179	+	NECK ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO MILLARD 36
	180	+	LONG ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG 37
	181	+	ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END 38
	182	+	AND CONNECTING WITH FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), CROSSING 39
	183	+	FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO RIVER ROAD, 40
	184	+	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG ANNEMESSEX 41
	185	+	RIVER, CONTINUING IN A WEST ERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF THE BIG 42 HOUSE BILL 289 5
277	186
278		-	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
279		-	measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has
280		-	been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to
281		-	each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
282		-	enacted.
283	187
284		-	Approved by the Governor, April 21, 2022.
	188	+	ANNEMESSEX RIVER TO TANGIER SOUND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF TANGIER 1
	189	+	SOUND, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE WICOMICO/SOMERSET COUNTY 2
	190	+	LINE AND TO THE CENT ER OF MONIE BAY AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 3
	191	+
	192	+	(E) DISTRICT 4 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY A LINE 4
	193	+	BEGINNING AT THE INTERSEC TION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) 5
	194	+	AND MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G WEST POST OFFICE ROAD 6
	195	+	(MD ROUTE 388) IN A SOUTHWESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE C ENTER OF THE 7
	196	+	ROAD TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHEASTERL Y DIRECTION 8
	197	+	TO A BRANCH OF KINGS CREEK, THEN CONTINUING SOUT HWESTERLY ALONG THE 9
	198	+	CENTER OF KINGS CREEK AND TAKING A SO UTHERLY TURN FROM KINGS CREEK 10
	199	+	ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF APPROXIMATEL Y 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH 11
	200	+	CROSSING MITCHELL ROAD AND CONTINUING A CROSS ANOTHER IMAGINAR Y LINE 12
	201	+	OF A DISTANCE OF APP ROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO THE INTERSEC TION OF ARDEN 13
	202	+	STATION ROAD AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS , THEN IN A 14
	203	+	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION ROAD CROSSING 15
	204	+	CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION 16
	205	+	ROAD AND CROSSING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO MENNONITE CHURCH 17
	206	+	ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO 18
	207	+	TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF TURKEY 19
	208	+	BRANCH ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO ITS END T O OLD WESTOVER MARION 20
	209	+	ROAD, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF OLD WESTOVER 21
	210	+	MARION ROAD TO RITZEL ROAD, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE 22
	211	+	CENTER OF RITZEL ROAD CROSSING CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO 23
	212	+	FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE 24
	213	+	CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) TO RIVER ROAD, THEN IN A 25
	214	+	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG 26
	215	+	ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING IN A SOUT HWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 27
	216	+	CENTER OF THE BIG ANNEMESSEX RIVER, THEN IN A SOUTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION 28
	217	+	TO FLATCAP BASIN, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO WARD CREEK ON JANES 29
	218	+	ISLAND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF WARD CREEK TO A POINT APPR OXIMATELY 30
	219	+	IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALON G AN IMAGINARY LINE TO 31
	220	+	THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A 32
	221	+	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG 33
	222	+	THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE 34
	223	+	RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT –OF–WAY TO 35
	224	+	BYRD ROAD, THEN RUNNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION AL ONG THE CENTER OF 36
	225	+	BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION 37
	226	+	ONTO JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO 38
	227	+	SILVER LANE, THEN TURNING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECTION ONTO SILVER LANE AND 39
	228	+	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD 40
	229	+	ROUTE 413), TURNING IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY 41
	230	+	(MD ROUTE 413) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF THE RO AD TO LAWSON 42 6 HOUSE BILL 289
	231	+
	232	+
	233	+	BARNES ROAD, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO LAWSON BARNES 1
	234	+	ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD AND 2
	235	+	TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ALONG T HE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES 3
	236	+	ROAD, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF 4
	237	+	APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING 5
	238	+	ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN TURNING 6
	239	+	IN AN EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE CENTE R OF CASH CORNER ROAD TO 7
	240	+	PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH 8
	241	+	ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF 9
	242	+	PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE CREEK, THEN CONTINUING 10
	243	+	ALONG THE CENTER OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN ALONG THE 11
	244	+	CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE 12
	245	+	MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE , THEN ALONG THE STATE LINE TO THE 13
	246	+	POCOMOKE RIVER, THEN ALONG THE POCOMOKE RIVER TO THE 14
	247	+	SOMERSET/WORCESTER COUNTY LINE , THEN ALONG THE COUNT Y LINE 15
	248	+	(POCOMOKE RIVER) TO DIVIDING CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF 16
	249	+	DIVIDING CREEK TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF 17
	250	+	MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO THE INTERSECT ION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD AND 18
	251	+	MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 19
	252	+
	253	+	(F) DISTRICT 5 CONSISTS OF A POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE SOMERSET 20
	254	+	COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF SMITH ISLAND AND 21
	255	+	ENCOMPASSING SMITH ISLAND, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, AND THE AREA THAT IS 22
	256	+	GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH END OF 23
	257	+	SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, THEN IN A SOUTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO FLATCAP BASIN 24
	258	+	TO THE CENTER OF WARD CREEK ON JANES ISLAND TO A POINT APP ROXIMATELY 25
	259	+	IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO 26
	260	+	THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE IN A 27
	261	+	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG 28
	262	+	THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE 29
	263	+	RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO 30
	264	+	BYRD ROAD, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, 31
	265	+	CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY 32
	266	+	DIRECTION TO SILVER LANE, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO 33
	267	+	CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRECTION 34
	268	+	ALONG THE CENTER OF CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO LAWSON BARNES 35
	269	+	ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD IN A 36
	270	+	SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN 37
	271	+	IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, 38
	272	+	CONTINUING ALONG THE CE NTER OF A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO 39
	273	+	JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO 40
	274	+	CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF 41
	275	+	CASH CORNER ROAD TO PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE 42 HOUSE BILL 289 7
	276	+
	277	+
	278	+	CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A 1
	279	+	SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE 2
	280	+	CREEK, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN 3
	281	+	ALONG THE CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE 4
	282	+	MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE A ND CONTINUING IN A W ESTERLY DIRECTION 5
	283	+	AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 6
	284	+
	285	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on the effective date of this 7
	286	+	Act, through 12:00 noon on the second business day following the effective date of this Act, 8
	287	+	the candidate filing deadline will be re–opened for a candidate for the office of member of 9
	288	+	the Somerset County Board of Education who will be elected at the general election to be 10
	289	+	held in November 2022. Notwithstanding § 5–501 of the Election Law Article of the 11
	290	+	Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual who files for the office of member of the 12
	291	+	Somerset County Board of Education may not withdraw the individual’s candidacy. 13
	292	+
	293	+	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emerg ency 14
	294	+	measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 15
	295	+	been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 16
	296	+	each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 17
	297	+	enacted. 18
	298	+
	299	+
	300	+
	301	+
	302	+	Approved:
	303	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	304	+	Governor.
	305	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	306	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	307	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	308	+	President of the Senate.