1. (a) The Cecil County Board consists of six members as follows:

   1. (1) One voting member elected from each of the five commissioner districts; and
   2. (2) One nonvoting student member.
2. (b) The five voting members of the county board shall be elected at a general election as required by subsection (c) of this section.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A member from a county commissioner district shall be a resident of the district.
   2. (2) A member from a county commissioner district who no longer resides in the district may not continue as a member of the county board.
   3. (3) A candidate elected to the county board shall be a registered voter and resident of Cecil County for at least 3 years.

4. (d)

   1. (1) Except as provided under subsection (e) of this section, each voting member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Monday in December after the member's election and until a successor is elected and qualifies.
   2. (2) A voting member may not serve for more than three terms.
   3. (3) The Governor shall appoint a new member to fill any vacancy on the county board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

5. (e) The terms of the voting members are staggered as follows:

   1. (1) Members of the county board from commissioner districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected at the 2006 general election and every 4 years thereafter; and
   2. (2) Members of the county board from commissioner districts 1 and 2 shall be elected at the 2008 general election and every 4 years thereafter.

6. (f)

   1. (1) The student member shall:

      1. (i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Cecil County public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the school system;
      2. (ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the member;
      3. (iii) Be a nonvoting member; and
      4. (iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students.
   2. (2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session.

Added by Acts 2003, c. 390, § 3, eff. Jan. 5, 2005. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2021, c. 571, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 572, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.