Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-035-2018

• Reference No.: CB-035-2018
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 7/24/2018
• Introduced Date: 7/2/2018
• Public Hearing Date: 7/24/2018 @ 10:00 a.m.
• Effective date: 12/7/2018
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING AMENDMENT OF SECTION 307, CHARTER OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY for the purpose of proposing an amendment to Section 307 of the Charter of Prince George's County to require that an at-large Council Member shall have been a qualified voter of Prince George’s County for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election; and Council Members representing one of the nine Council districts shall have been a qualified voter of their respective Council district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Dannielle M. Glaros, Derrick Leon Davis, Mel Franklin, Deni L. Taveras, Todd M. Turner
• Code sections: CHARTER-0307 - Qualifications and Restrictions.
• Related files: CR-051-2018
• Contact: Kathleen H. Canning, Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/24/2018	2	County Council	public hearing held
7/24/2018	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
7/2/2018	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	amended (1)	Pass
7/2/2018	1	County Council	introduced
7/2/2018	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING AMENDMENT OF SECTION 307, CHARTER OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY for the purpose of proposing an amendment to Section 307 of the Charter of Prince George's County to require that an at-large Council Member shall have been a qualified voter of Prince George’s County for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election; and Council Members representing one of the nine Council districts shall have been a qualified voter of their respective Council district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election.

Background

This bill provides an amendment to Section 307 of the Charter of Prince George's County to require that an at-large Council Member shall have been a qualified voter of Prince George’s County for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election. Further, this bill provides an amendment that Council Members representing one of the nine Council districts shall have been a qualified voter of their respective Council district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her primary election.  Currently, Section 307 of the Charter provides that a Council Member shall be a qualified voter of Prince George's County at the time of his election.

APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS AT THE REFERENDUM ON 11/6/2018.

EFFECTIVE:  12/7/2018