CHAPTER NUMBER: 717
File Code: Counties - Local Laws
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Eckardt, Schisler, W. Baker, Guns, and Walkup
- Entitled:
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Caroline County - Number of County Commissioners - Straw Ballot
Requiring that a question be placed on the ballot in Caroline County
at the November 1998 general election to determine the sense of the
voters on the issue of increasing the size of the Board of County
Commissioners from three to five members, to be elected at large from
three residence districts.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/9
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/10
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/13
- Third Reading Passed (131-2)
- 4/8
- Return Passed
- 5/21
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 717
Senate Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/18
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 4/10
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/11
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BALLOTS
- CAROLINE COUNTY
- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMPAIGN FINANCING; VOTING
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (131-2)
- Senate
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
