§ 9-113

Maryland § 9-113

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article glg: Local Government
• Title: 9

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(a) In this section, “chief executive officer” means:

(1) the mayor of Baltimore City; or

(2) the County Executive of Montgomery County.

(b) This section applies only to Baltimore City and Montgomery County.

(c) 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) 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.