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SENATE BILL 270
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By: Senator Carozza
Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2022
Assigned to: Reapportionment and Redistricting
A BILL ENTITLED
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
Section 2–102(b) through (f) 23
Article 20 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 24
(2015 Edition, as amended) 25
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENER AL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26
That Section(s) 2–102(b) through (f) of Article 20 – Somerset County of the Code of Public 27 2 SENATE BILL 270
Local Laws of Maryland be repealed. 1
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 2
as follows: 3
Article 20 – Somerset County 4
2–102. 5
(a) The County is divided into 5 commissioners’ districts. 6
(B) DISTRICT 1 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY T HE 7
INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 8
AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A 9
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND 10
UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN IN A NORTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 11
CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 12
675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 13
HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY 14
DIRECTION TO KINGS CREEK, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG KINGS 15
CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N 16
ONTO STEWART NECK ROAD, FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD 17
TO ITS END AND TO TH E INTERSECTION OF STEWART NECK ROAD AND REVELLS 18
NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ON REVELLS NECK ROAD 19
AND FOLLOWING ALONG THE CENTER OF REVELLS NECK ROAD TO MILLARD LONG 20
ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG ROAD, 21
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END AND T O THE 22
INTERSECTION OF MILLARD LONG ROAD AND FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. ROUTE 23
361), THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTIO N ONTO FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. 24
ROUTE 361) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (U.S. 25
ROUTE 361) TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING ACROSS 26
CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO RITZEL ROAD TO ITS END AND T HE 27
INTERSECTION OF RITZEL ROAD AND OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, THEN 28
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD, 29
RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF OLD WESTOVER MARION ROAD TO TURKEY 30
BRANCH ROAD, TURNING ONTO TURKEY BRANCH ROAD AND RUNNING ALON G THE 31
CENTER OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD IN AN EASTERLY DIR ECTION TO WEDDA SCOTT 32
ROAD AND CONTINUING T O THE END OF TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN TURNING IN 33
A NORTHERLY DIRECTIO N ONTO MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE 34
CENTER OF THE ROAD O F MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 35
HIGHWAY), CONTINUING ACROSS U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO ARDEN 36
STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CROSSING CURTIS 37
CHAPEL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION AND RUNNING ALONG THE CENTER OF 38
ARDEN STATION ROAD, CONTINUING TO AND CR OSSING BACK CREEK AND 39 SENATE BILL 270 3
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, THEN CONTINUING FROM BACK CREEK AND 1
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION CROSSIN G AN 2
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO MITCHELL ROAD, CONTINUING 3
ACROSS MITCHELL ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION ACROSS ANOT HER 4
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH AND 5
CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRECTION FOLL OWING THE CENTER OF MOORE 6
BRANCH TO AN INTERSEC TION OF MOORE BRANCH AND KINGS CREEK, THEN 7
FOLLOWING THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO 8
DUBLIN ROAD, CROSSING OVER DUBLIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE 9
CENTER OF KINGS CREEK IN A NORTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION AND TH EN IN A 10
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A 11
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG 12
THE CENTER OF PERRYHAWKIN ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO WEST POST 13
OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N 14
ONTO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE 15
CENTER OF THE ROAD T O PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, TURNING IN A 16
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND CONTINUING 17
ALONG THE CENTER OF THE ROAD TO ITS END AND TO THE INTERSECT ION OF 18
BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, THEN TURNING ONTO COLLEGE 19
BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION AND F OLLOWING ALONG THE 20
CENTER OF COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND CONNECTING T O MCCAIN DRIVE, 21
CONTINUING TO FOLLOW ALONG THE CENTER OF THE ROAD ON MCCAIN DRIVE, 22
THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN 23
TURNING IN A SOUTHWE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 24
AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE 25
INTERSECTION OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH 26
AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 27
(C) DISTRICT 2 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY THE 28
INTERSECTIONS OF DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD 29
SOUTH AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, TURNING ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE 30
ROAD IN A NORTHERLY D IRECTION TO THE INTE RSECTION OF COLLEGE BACKBONE 31
ROAD AND UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822), THEN TURNING IN A NO RTHWESTERLY 32
DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF UMES BLVD (MD ROUTE 822) TO SOMERSET 33
AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675), CROSSING SOMERSET AVENUE (MD ROUTE 675) TO U.S. 34
ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY), THEN FOLLOWING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 35
HIGHWAY) IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO MT VERNON ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A 36
WESTERLY DIRECTION O NTO MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), CONTINUING 37
ALONG THE CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) IN A WESTERLY 38
DIRECTION, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N TO A BRANCH OF 39
MONIE CREEK AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK AND TO 40
MONIE BAY IN A WESTERLY DIR ECTION AND THEN AROU ND THE WESTERLY END OF 41
MT VERNON ROAD AND THEN IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION TO THE MOUTH OF THE 42 4 SENATE BILL 270
WICOMICO RIVER, CONTINUING IN A NORT HEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 1
CENTER OF THE WICOMICO RIVER TO THE WICOMICO CREEK, THEN CONTINUING 2
IN A NORTHERLY DIREC TION ALONG WICOMICO CREEK TO PASSERDYKE CREEK, 3
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PASSERDYKE CREEK TO U.S. ROUTE 13 4
(OCEAN HIGHWAY) AND CONTINUING TO FO LLOW PASSERDYKE CREEK IN A 5
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G 6
THE CENTER OF MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO WEST POST OFFICE ROAD, THEN 7
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ON WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 8
388) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD 9
ROUTE 388) IN A WESTERLY DIRECT ION TO PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD AND TO ITS 10
END, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHWESTERLY DIRECTIO N FROM THE INTERSECT ION 11
OF PALMETTO CHURCH ROAD, BACKBONE ROAD AND COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD 12
ONTO COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE ROAD OF 13
COLLEGE BACKBONE ROAD IN A SOUTHWESTER LY DIRECTION TO MCCAIN DRIVE, 14
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MCCAIN DRIVE, THEN TURNING IN A 15
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO ART SHELL PLAZA, THEN TURNING IN A 16
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECT ION ONTO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH, FOLLOWING 17
ALONG THE CENTER OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE INTERSEC TION OF 18
DR WILLIAM P HYTCHE BLVD, UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD SOUTH AND COLLEGE 19
BACKBONE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 20
(D) DISTRICT 3 CONSISTS OF THE A REA BOUNDED BY A LIN E BEGINNING AT 21
THE CENTER OF MONIE BAY, CONTINUING IN AN EAS TERLY DIRECTION NEAR NAIL 22
POINT AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MONIE CREEK TO MT VERNON 23
ROAD (MD ROUTE 362), THEN CONTINUING IN A N EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 24
CENTER OF MT VERNON ROAD (MD ROUTE 362) TO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 25
HIGHWAY), THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ONTO U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN 26
HIGHWAY) TO KINGS CREEK, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ALO NG 27
THE CENTER OF KINGS CREEK TO STEWART NECK ROAD, THEN IN A 28
SOUTHWESTERL Y DIRECTION ALONG TH E CENTER OF STEWART NECK ROAD TO 29
REVELLS NECK ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A WE STERLY DIRECTION ONT O REVELLS 30
NECK ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO MILLARD 31
LONG ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION ON TO MILLARD LONG 32
ROAD AND CONTINUING AL ONG THE CENTER OF MILLARD LONG ROAD TO ITS END 33
AND CONNECTING WITH FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), CROSSING 34
FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) IN A SOUTHERLY DIREC TION TO RIVER ROAD, 35
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG ANNEMESSEX 36
RIVER, CONTINUING IN A WEST ERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF THE BIG 37
ANNEMESSEX RIVER TO TANGIER SOUND, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF TANGIER 38
SOUND, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE WICOMICO/SOMERSET COUNTY 39
LINE AND TO THE CENT ER OF MONIE BAY AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNIN G. 40
(E) DISTRICT 4 CONSISTS OF THE AREA THAT IS BOUNDED BY A LINE 41 SENATE BILL 270 5
BEGINNING AT THE INT ERSECTION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD (MD ROUTE 388) 1
AND MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G WEST POST OFFICE ROAD 2
(MD ROUTE 388) IN A SOUTHWESTERL Y DIRECTION ALONG TH E CENTER OF THE 3
ROAD TO PERRYHAWKIN ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO N 4
TO A BRANCH OF KINGS CREEK, THEN CONTINUING SOUT HWESTERLY ALONG THE 5
CENTER OF KINGS CREEK AND TAKING A SO UTHERLY TURN FROM KINGS CREEK 6
ACROSS AN IMAGINA RY LINE OF APPROXIMA TELY 1080 FEET TO MOORE BRANCH 7
CROSSING MITCHELL ROAD AND CONTINUING A CROSS ANOTHER IMAGIN ARY LINE 8
OF A DISTANCE OF APP ROXIMATELY 3400 FEET TO THE INTERSEC TION OF ARDEN 9
STATION ROAD AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS , THEN IN A 10
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION ROAD CROSSING 11
CURTIS CHAPEL ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF ARDEN STATION 12
ROAD AND CROSSING U.S. ROUTE 13 (OCEAN HIGHWAY) TO MENNONITE CHURCH 13
ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF MENNONITE CHURCH ROAD TO 14
TURKEY BRANCH ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF TURKEY 15
BRANCH ROAD IN A WESTERLY DI RECTION TO ITS END T O OLD WESTOVER MARION 16
ROAD, THEN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF OLD WESTOVER 17
MARION ROAD TO RITZEL ROAD, THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE 18
CENTER OF RITZEL ROAD CROSSING CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO 19
FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361), THEN IN A WESTERLY D IRECTION ALONG THE 20
CENTER OF FAIRMOUNT ROAD (MD ROUTE 361) TO RIVER ROAD, THEN IN A 21
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF RIVER ROAD TO THE BIG 22
ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING IN A SOUT HWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE 23
CENTER OF THE BIG ANNEMESSEX RIVER, THEN IN A SOUTHWESTE RLY DIRECTION 24
TO FLATCAP BASIN, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO WARD CREEK ON JANES 25
ISLAND, THEN ALONG THE CE NTER OF WARD CREEK TO A POINT APPR OXIMATELY 26
IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO 27
THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A 28
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG 29
THE CENTE R OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE 30
RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO 31
BYRD ROAD, THEN RUNNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION AL ONG THE CENTER OF 32
BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, THEN TURNING IN A SO UTHERLY DIRECTION 33
ONTO JACKSONVILLE ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF T HE ROAD TO 34
SILVER LANE, THEN TURNING IN AN E ASTERLY DIRECTION ONTO SILVER LANE AND 35
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD 36
ROUTE 413), TURNING IN A NORTHER LY DIRECTION ONTO CRISFIELD HIGHWAY 37
(MD ROUTE 413) AND CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF THE RO AD TO LAWSON 38
BARNES ROAD, THEN TURNING IN AN EASTERL Y DIRECTION ONTO LAWSON BARNES 39
ROAD AND CONTINUING A LONG THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD AND 40
TURNING IN A SOUTHER LY DIRECTION ALONG T HE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES 41
ROAD, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN IMAGINARY LINE OF 42
APPROXIMATE LY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING 43 6 SENATE BILL 270
ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN TURNING 1
IN AN EASTERLY DIREC TION ALONG THE CENTE R OF CASH CORNER ROAD TO 2
PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH 3
ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF 4
PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE CREEK, THEN CONTINUING 5
ALONG THE CENTER OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN ALONG THE 6
CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE 7
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE , THEN ALONG THE STATE LINE TO THE 8
POCOMOKE RIVER, THEN ALONG THE POCOMOKE RIVER TO THE 9
SOMERSET/WORCESTER COUNTY LINE , THEN ALONG THE COUNT Y LINE 10
(POCOMOKE RIVER) TO DIVIDING CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF 11
DIVIDING CREEK TO MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF 12
MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD TO THE INTERSECT ION OF WEST POST OFFICE ROAD AND 13
MEADOWBRIDGE ROAD AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING. 14
(F) DISTRICT 5 CONSISTS OF A POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE SOMERSET 15
COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF SMITH ISLAND AND 16
ENCOMPASSING SMITH ISLAND, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, AND THE AREA THAT IS 17
GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE NORTH END OF 18
SOUTH MARSH ISLAND, THEN IN A SOUTHEASTE RLY DIRECTION TO FLATCAP BASIN 19
TO THE CENTER O F WARD CREEK ON JANES ISLAND TO A POINT APP ROXIMATELY 20
IN THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND, THEN SOUTHERLY ALONG AN IMAGINARY LINE TO 21
THE SHORELINE AT BACK CREEK, THEN FOLLOWING THE S HORELINE IN A 22
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION TO LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER, CONTINUING ALONG 23
THE CENTER OF LITTLE ANNEMESSEX RIVER CONNECTING TO A PRIVATE 24
RIGHT–OF–WAY, RUNNING ALONG THE CE NTER OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO 25
BYRD ROAD, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF BYRD ROAD TO JACKSONVILLE ROAD, 26
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY 27
DIRECTION TO SILVER LANE, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF SILVER LANE TO 28
CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413), CONTINUING IN A NORT HERLY DIRECTION 29
ALONG THE CENTER OF CRISFIELD HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 413) TO LAWSON BARNES 30
ROAD, THEN CONTINUING ALON G THE CENTER OF LAWSON BARNES ROAD IN A 31
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION, THEN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS AN 32
IMAGINARY LINE OF AP PROXIMATELY 520 FEET TO A BRANCH OF JOHNSONS CREEK, 33
CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF A BRANCH O F JOHNSONS CREEK TO 34
JOHNSONS CREEK, CONTINUING ALONG THE CENTER OF JOHNSONS CREEK TO 35
CASH CORNER ROAD, THEN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER OF 36
CASH CORNER ROAD TO PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD, CONTINUING ALONG THE 37
CENTER OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 1180 FEET) THEN IN A 38
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF PHOENIX CHURCH ROAD TO A BRANCH OF HORSE 39
CREEK, THEN ALONG THE CENTE R OF HORSE CREEK TO APE HOLE CREEK, THEN 40
ALONG THE CENTER OF APE HOLE CREEK TO THE POCOMOKE SOUND AND THE 41
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA STATE LINE AND CONTINUING IN A WESTERLY DIRECT ION 42 SENATE BILL 270 7
AND TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNIN G. 1
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , on the effective date of this 2
Act, through 12:00 noon on the second business day following the effective date of this Act, 3
the candidate filing deadline will be re–opened for a candidate for the office of member of 4
the Somerset County Board of Education who will be elected at the general election to be 5
held in November 2022. Notwithstanding § 5–501 of the Election Law Article of the 6
Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual who files for the office of member of the 7
Somerset County Board of Education may not withdraw the individual’s candidacy. 8
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 9
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 10
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 11
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 12
enacted. 13