LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
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Chapter 213
(House Bill 289)
AN ACT concerning
Somerset County – Elections – County Commissioners Districts and Board of
Education Candidate Filings
FOR the purpose of establishing new boundaries for the county commissioner districts in
Somerset County; providing for the reopening of the candidate filing deadline for a
candidate for the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education who
will be elected at the 2022 general election; prohibiting an individual who files for
the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education from withdrawing
the candidacy; and generally relating to the election of county commissioners and
members of the Board of Education in Somerset County.
BY repealing
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County
Section 2–102(b) through (f)
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland
(2015 Edition, as amended)
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County
Section 2–102(a)
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland
(2015 Edition, as amended)
BY adding to
The Public Local Laws of Somerset County
Section 2–102(b) through (f)
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland
(2015 Edition, as amended)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That Section(s) 2–102(b) through (f) of Article 20 – Somerset County of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland be repealed.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
as follows:
Article 20 – Somerset County
2–102.
(a) The County is divided into 5 commissioners’ districts. Ch. 213 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(B) DISTRICT 1 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE
INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH
AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND
UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN IN A NORTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION ALONG THE
CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE
675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION TO KINGS CREEK, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG KINGS
CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N
ONTO STEWART NECK ROAD, FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD
TO ITS END AND TO TH E INTERSECT ION OF STEWART NECK ROAD AND REVELLS
NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ON REVELLS NECK ROAD
AND FOLLOWING ALONG THE CENTER OF REVELLS NECK ROAD TO MILLARD LONG
ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG ROAD,
CONTINUING ALO NG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END AND T O THE
INTERSECTION OF MILLARD LONG ROAD AND FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. ROUTE
361), THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S.
ROUTE 361) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S.
ROUTE 361) TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING ACROSS
CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO RITZEL ROAD TO ITS END AND T HE
INTERSECTION OF RITZEL ROAD AND OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, THEN
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD,
RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD TO TURKEY
BRANCH ROAD, TURNING ONTO TURKEY BRANCH ROAD AND RUNNING ALON G THE
CENTER OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD IN AN EASTERLY D IRECTION TO WEDDA SCOTT
ROAD AND CONTINUING T O THE END OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN TURNING IN
A NORTHERLY DIRECTIO N ONTO MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE
CENTER OF THE ROAD O F MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
HIGHWAY), CONTINUING ACROSS U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO ARDEN
STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CROSSING CURTIS
CHAPEL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION AND RUNNING ALONG THE CENTER OF
ARDEN STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO AND CR OSSING BACK CREEK AND
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, THEN CONTINUING FROM BACK CREEK AND
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION CROSSING AN
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO MITCHELL ROAD, CONTINUING
ACROSS MITCHELL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ACROSS ANOT HER
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH AND
CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRE CTION FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF MOORE
BRANCH TO AN INTERSEC TION OF MOORE BRANCH AND KINGS CREEK, THEN
FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO
DUBLIN ROAD, CROSSING OVER DUBLIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
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CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRE CTION AND THEN IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG
THE CENTER OF PERRYHAWKIN ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO WEST POST
OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N
ONTO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE
CENTER OF THE ROAD T O PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, TURNING IN A
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND CONTINUING
ALONG THE CENTER O F THE ROAD TO ITS EN D AND TO THE INTERSE CTION OF
BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, THEN TURNING ONTO COLLEGE
BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION AND FOL LOWING ALONG THE
CENTER OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND CONNECTING T O MCCAIN DRIVE,
CONTINUIN G TO FOLLOW ALONG TH E CENTER OF THE ROAD ON MCCAIN DRIVE,
THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN
TURNING IN A SOUTHWE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH
AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE
INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH
AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
(C) DISTRICT 2 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE
INTERSECTIONS OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
SOUTH AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE
ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION TO THE INTE RSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE
ROAD AND UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET
AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S.
ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO MT VERNON ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION O NTO MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), CONTINUING
ALONG THE CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) IN A WESTERLY
DIRECTION, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIREC TION TO A BRANCH OF
MONIE CREEK AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK AND TO
MONIE BAY IN A WESTERLY DIR ECTION AND THEN AROU ND THE WESTERLY END OF
MT VERNON ROAD AND THEN IN A NO RTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE MOUTH OF THE
WICOMICO RIVER, CONTINUING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION ALONG THE
CENTER OF THE WICOMICO RIVER TO THE WICOMICO CREEK, THEN CONTINUING
IN A NORTHERLY DIREC TION ALONG WICOMICO CREEK TO PASSERDYKE CREEK,
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PASSERDYKE CREEK TO U.S. ROUTE 13
(OCEAN HIGHWAY) AND CONTINUING TO FOLLOW PASSERDYKE CREEK IN A
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G
THE CENTER OF MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD, THEN
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ON WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE
388) AND CONTIN UING ALONG THE CENTE R OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD Ch. 213 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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ROUTE 388) IN A WESTERLY DIRECT ION TO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND TO ITS
END, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N FROM THE INTERSECT ION
OF PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD
ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE ROAD OF
COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION TO MCCAIN DRIVE,
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MCCAIN DRIVE, THEN TURNING IN A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN TURNING IN A
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH, FOLLOWING
ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE INTERSEC TION OF
DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH AND COLLEGE
BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
(D) DISTRICT 3 CONSISTS OF THE AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BE GINNING AT
THE CENTER OF MONIE BAY, CONTINUING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECTION NEAR NAIL
POINT AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK TO MT VERNON
ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), THEN CONTINUING IN A N EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE
CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
HIGHWAY), THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN
HIGHWAY) TO KINGS CREEK, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ALO NG
THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN IN A
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ALONG THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD TO
REVELLS NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O REVELLS
NECK ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO MILLARD
LONG ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIR ECTION ONTO MILLARD LONG
ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END
AND CONNECTING WITH FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), CROSSING
FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO RIVER ROAD,
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG ANNEMESSEX
RIVER, CONTINUING IN A WEST ERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF THE BIG
ANNEMESSEX RIVER TO TANGIER SOUND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF TANGIER
SOUND, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE WICOMICO/SOMERSET COUNTY
LINE AND TO THE C ENTER OF MONIE BAY AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
(E) DISTRICT 4 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY A LINE
BEGINNING AT THE INT ERSECTION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388)
AND MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G WEST POST OFFICE ROAD
(MD ROUTE 388) IN A SOUTHWESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE C ENTER OF THE
ROAD TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N
TO A BRANCH OF KINGS CREEK, THEN CONTINUING SOUT HWESTERLY ALONG THE
CENTER OF KINGS CREEK AND TAKING A SO UTHERLY TURN FROM KINGS CREEK
ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF APPROXIMATEL Y 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH
CROSSING MITCHELL ROAD AND CONTINUING A CROSS ANOTHER IMAGIN ARY LINE LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
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OF A DISTANCE OF APP ROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO THE INTERSEC TION OF ARDEN
STATION ROAD AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS , THEN IN A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION ROAD CROSSING
CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION
ROAD AND CROSSING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO MENNONITE CHURCH
ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO
TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF TURKEY
BRANCH ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO ITS END T O OLD WESTOVER MARION
ROAD, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF OLD WESTOVER
MARION ROAD TO RITZEL ROAD, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE
CENTER OF RITZEL ROAD CROSSING CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO
FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE
CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) TO RIVER ROAD, THEN IN A
SOUTHERLY DIR ECTION ALONG THE CEN TER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG
ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING IN A SOUT HWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE
CENTER OF THE BIG ANNEMESSEX RIVER, THEN IN A SOUTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION
TO FLATCAP BASIN, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO WARD CREEK ON JANES
ISLAND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF WARD CREEK TO A POINT APPR OXIMATELY
IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO
THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG
THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE
RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO
BYRD ROAD, THEN RUNNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION AL ONG THE CENTER OF
BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION
ONTO JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO
SILVER LANE, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO SILVER LANE AND
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD
ROUTE 413), TURNING IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY
(MD ROUTE 413) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF THE RO AD TO LAWSON
BARNES ROAD, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ON TO LAWSON BARNES
ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD AND
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ALONG T HE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES
ROAD, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF
APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING
ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN TURNING
IN AN EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE CENTE R OF CASH CORNER ROAD TO
PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH
ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF
PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE CREEK, THEN CONTINUING
ALONG THE CENTER OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN ALONG THE
CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE , THEN ALONG THE STATE LINE TO THE Ch. 213 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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POCOMOKE RIVER, THEN ALONG THE POCOMOKE RIVER TO THE
SOMERSET/WORCESTER COUNTY LINE , THEN ALONG THE COUNT Y LINE
(POCOMOKE RIVER) TO DIVIDING CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF
DIVIDING CREEK TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF
MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO THE INTERSECT ION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD AND
MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
(F) DISTRICT 5 CONSISTS OF A POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE SOMERSET
COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF SMITH ISLAND AND
ENCOMPASSING SMITH ISLAND, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, AND THE AREA THAT IS
GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH END OF
SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, THEN IN A SOUTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO FLATCAP BASIN
TO THE CENTER OF WARD CREEK ON JANES ISLAND TO A POINT APP ROXIMATELY
IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO
THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG
THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE
RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PR IVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO
BYRD ROAD, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD,
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION TO SILVER LANE, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO
CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRECTION
ALONG THE CENTER OF CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO LAWSON BARNES
ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD IN A
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN
IMAGINARY LINE OF APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK,
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF A BRANCH O F JOHNSONS CREEK TO
JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO
CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF
CASH CORNER ROAD TO PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE
CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE
CREEK, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN
ALONG THE CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE A ND CONTINUING IN A W ESTERLY DIRECTION
AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on the effective date of this
Act, through 12:00 noon on the second business day following the effective date of this Act,
the candidate filing deadline will be re–opened for a candidate for the office of member of
the Somerset County Board of Education who will be elected at the general election to be
held in November 2022. Notwithstanding § 5–501 of the Election Law Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual who files for the office of member of the LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 213
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Somerset County Board of Education may not withdraw the individual’s candidacy.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
enacted.
Approved by the Governor, April 21, 2022.