Baltimore City Council
File #: 15-0493    Version: 0 Name: Charter Amendment - Special Elections - Council Vacancies
Type: Mayor and City Council Res. Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 3/9/2015 In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
On agenda: Final action: 12/5/2016
Enactment #:
Title: Charter Amendment - Special Elections - Council Vacancies FOR the purpose of authorizing, under certain circumstances, the filling of Council vacancies by special election; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
Sponsors: Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke
Indexes: Charter Amendment, Special Elections - Council Vacancies
Attachments: 1. 15-0493~1st Reader
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.

INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
(Charter Amendment)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
title
Charter Amendment - Special Elections - Council Vacancies
FOR the purpose of authorizing, under certain circumstances, the filling of Council vacancies by special election; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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BY authority of
Article XI-A - Local Legislation
Section 3
Maryland Constitution

BY proposing to amend
Article III - City Council
Sections 4, 5, 6, 10(b), and 10(c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

BY proposing to amend
Article IV - Mayor
Section 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

??4. Vacancy in presidency.

[If it becomes necessary for the President of the City Council to fill the unexpired term of the Mayor, or in] IN case of the PRESIDENT?S BECOMING MAYOR UNDER ARTICLE IV, ? 2(A) OF THIS CHARTER, OR THE PRESIDENT?S death, resignation, removal, or [other] disqualification [of the President], the City Council, by a majority vote of its members, shall elect a PERSON, QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 3...

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