Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't § 1-1307
Use of population count to create legislative districts for election of governing body
Effective Oct 1, 2013Added as Local Government § 1-1306 by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Renumbered as Local Government § 1-1307 by Acts 2013, c. 493, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 494, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.State of Maryland
(1) may not include individuals who:
- (i) were incarcerated in State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census; and
- (ii) were not residents of the State before their incarceration; and
- (2) shall include individuals incarcerated in State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census, at their last known residence before incarceration if the individuals were residents of the State.
The population count used after each decennial census to create the legislative districts that are used to elect the governing body of a county or a municipality:
Added as Local Government § 1-1306 by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Renumbered as Local Government § 1-1307 by Acts 2013, c. 493, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 494, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.