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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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DIVISION III. COUNTIES |
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TITLE 9. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
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SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL |
§ 9-113. Baltimore City and Montgomery County -- Residency requirements for chief executive officer
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(a) "Chief executive officer" defined. -- In this section, "chief executive officer" means:
(1) the mayor of Baltimore City; or
(2) the County Executive of Montgomery County.
(b) Scope of section. -- This section applies only to Baltimore City and Montgomery County.
(c) Candidates for chief executive officer. -- Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a candidate for chief executive officer shall be a resident of the county for at least 6 months before the general election for chief executive officer.
(d) Exception. -- If the charter of a county contains a durational residency requirement that is longer than 6 months, the longer durational residency requirement shall be retained if the governing body of the county reaffirms the requirement by enactment of an ordinance no later than 4 weeks before the filing deadline specified in § 5-303(a) of the Election Law Article.