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Bowie council adopts charter amendments to modernize election rules and move recall procedures to city code
Summary
Council adopted Charter Amendment Resolution CAR-3-25 to update voter registration language, modernize notice provisions, clarify board of elections authority and move recall procedures from the charter into the city code; council said the changes do not change who may vote or how votes are counted.
The Bowie City Council voted on Jan. 20 to adopt Charter Amendment Resolution CAR-3-25, which updates sections 21 through 37 of the city charter to align city election procedures with Maryland law and current administration practices.
City Clerk Walter Hernandez and the city attorney described the changes as clarifying rather than substantive: the charter will now explicitly define city voters as those on the statewide voter registration…
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