LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 194 – 1 – Chapter 194 (Senate Bill 500) AN ACT concerning Anne Arundel County – Republican Party Central Committee – Elections FOR the purpose of altering the number of members elected from each councilmanic district of Anne Arundel County to the Anne Arundel County Republican Party Central Committee; and generally relating to the Anne Arundel County Republican Party Central Committee. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article – Election Law Section 4–203(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article – Election Law 4–203. (a) (1) In Anne Arundel County, the members of the Democratic Party Central Committee for the county shall be elected as follows: (i) three members shall be elected from each legislative district wholly contained within Anne Arundel County; and (ii) one member shall be elected from that portion within Anne Arundel County of any legislative district that is partially contained within Anne Arundel County. (2) For the Anne Arundel County Republican Party Central Committee: (i) [three] TWO members shall be elected from each councilmanic district of Anne Arundel County; and (ii) one member shall be elected from Anne Arundel County at large. SECTION 2. 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 Ch. 194 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND – 2 – 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.