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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
(Charter Amendment)
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
Title
Charter Amendment - Elected Officials - Qualifications for Office
FOR the purpose of providing that persons are not qualified for elected office if, at certain times, the person is in arrears of costs and penalties assessed and due for violations of the laws governing placement of campaign signs ; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
Body
BY proposing an amendment to
Article III - City Council
Section(s) 1(b) and 3(a)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
BY proposing an amendment to
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 1(a)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
BY showing, without amendment
Article V - Comptroller
Section(s) 1(a)(2)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:
Baltimore City Charter
Article III. City Council
ยง 1. Legislative Department; qualification and salary of members.
(b) Qualifications.
(1) Members of the City Council, except the President whose qualifications are provided for in Section 3, shall be citizens of the United States, above the age of twenty-one years and registered voters.
(2) The...
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