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*hb1075*
HOUSE BILL 1075
F3, G1 5lr2843
By: Delegate J. Long
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Calvert County Board of Education – Elections for Members Representing 2
Specific Districts – Alterations 3
FOR the purpose of requiring that members of the Calvert County Board of Education 4
representing certain districts be elected only by the voters of that district; and 5
generally relating to the election of members of the Calvert County Board of 6
Education. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Education 9
Section 3–301(b) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Education 14
Section 3–301(d) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MAR YLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Education 20
3–301. 21
(b) The five voting members of the Calvert County Board shall be elected at a 22
general election as required by subsections (d) and (f) of this section. 23
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(d) (1) Of the five voting members of the county board: 1
[(1)] (I) One shall be elected from each of the three county commissioner 2
districts, ELECTED ONLY BY THE VOTERS OF THAT DISTR ICT; and 3
[(2)] (II) Two shall be elected from the county at large. 4
(2) (I) AS APPLICABLE FOR THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONER 5
DISTRICT, AT THE GENERAL ELECT ION, THE BALLOT SHALL PRO VIDE THE VOTER 6
WITH THE CHOICE TO C AST A VOTE “FOR” A CANDIDATE FOR ELEC TION FROM THAT 7
DISTRICT. 8
(II) AFTER THE ELECTION RE SULTS ARE CERTIFIED , THE STATE 9
BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DECLA RE FOR EACH DISTRICT WHETHER A 10
CANDIDATE HAS BEEN E LECTED. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2025. 13