EDITOR'S NOTE: Question: Eliminate the authority of the County Council, by an affirmative vote of 7 out of 9 Councilmembers, to levy a tax on real property that will produce revenue that exceeds the revenue limit set in Section 305 by amending Section 305 of the County Charter.
Montgomery Ballot Question B: County Council and County Executive Term Limits
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Question: Amend Sections 105 and 202 of the County Charter to:
--limit the County Executive and members of the County Council to 3
consecutive terms in office, and
--provide that a County Executive and any member of the County Council who will have served 3 or more consecutive terms on Dec. 4, 2006, cannot serve another successive term in the same office.
Montgomery Ballot Question C: Changing Number of Voting Districts
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Question: Amend Sections 102, 103, and 104 of the County Charter to:
--divide the County into 9, rather than the current 5, Council districts;
--elect all Councilmembers by district, rather than the current 5 by
district and 4 at large; and
--[eliminate each voter's ability to vote for a majority of Councilmembers by reducing] reduce from 5 to 1 the number of Councilmembers each voter can vote for.
U.S. House -- Maryland District 4
Updated 11/24/04 1:59 AM ET 100% Precincts Reporting