Title
AN EMERGENCY ACT CONCERNING COUNTY EXECUTIVE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTIONS for the purpose of providing for a special primary election and special general election to fill a vacancy in the Office of the County Executive; providing for the adoption of a certain Resolution regarding a certain vacancy; providing for certain dates for a special primary election and a special general election; providing for the removal of a prohibition on a special primary election and special general election from being held at a certain time; providing for certain publication requirements; providing for the mailing of a certain specimen ballot; providing for references to special primary elections and special general elections; providing for references to the Board of Elections; making this Act an emergency bill; providing for the effective date of this Act; providing for the adoption of this Act; and generally regarding special primary elections and special general elections in Prince George’s County.
Background
This is an emergency bill concerning County Executive Special Primary Elections and Special General Elections in Prince George's County, In June 2024, the Office of the Attorney General advised that the provisions of County law governing the scheduling of a special general election were incompatible with requirements imposed by State law for the conduct of a special election. This bill seeks to remedy the inconsistencies by requiring at least one-hundred (100) calendar days from a vacancy to a special primary election and at least one-hundred (100) calendar days from a special primary election to a special general election. In accordance with the provisions of Section 317 of the Charter, the County Council hereby declares that a public emergency exists affecting the public health, safety, and welfare; said emergency being having the County special primary elections law and special general elections law comport with State election legal req...
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