# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 9. General and Administrative Provisions

### Subtitle 2. Charter Counties

#### Section 9-204

(a) Members of the county council of a charter county shall be elected as provided in Article XI-A, Sec. 3A of the Maryland Constitution.

(b) A county charter may require that a specified number of members of the county council shall:

  (1) reside in specified districts in the charter county; but

  (2) be elected by the voters of the entire county.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)