Anne Arundel County Question CCharter Amendment – Planning Advisory Board Terms and Council Approval
What your vote means
A YES vote gives Planning Advisory Board members staggered terms (one to four years at first, then four years each) and requires County Council approval of the County Executive's picks.
A NO vote keeps the current rules: the County Executive appoints board members alone, and their terms end with the Executive's term.
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In plain words
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- The Planning Advisory Board has seven members. Today they are appointed by the County Executive and serve terms that match the Executive's term, or until a successor is named. source: elections.maryland.gov
- If approved, starting December 2026 the first appointees would serve one year (1 member), two years (2), three years (2) and four years (2). Later terms would all be four years. source: elections.maryland.gov
- It was Resolution 18-26, introduced by Councilmember Julie Hummer and adopted 7-0 on June 15, 2026. source: aacounty.org
- The meeting record says the County Executive's administration stated it is comfortable with the resolution. source: aacounty.org
Why people want it, and why others object
Why this is on the ballot
- Resolution 18-26 was introduced by Councilmember Julie Hummer. It was not listed as made at the County Executive's request. The Council voted 7-0 to suspend a rule so it could be heard at the end of the June 15, 2026 meeting. source: aacounty.org
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What you will see on your ballot
Official ballot wording, word for word (tap to open)
Word for word from the State Board of Elections' official Anne Arundel ballot: elections.maryland.gov .
Charter Amendment Executive Branch - Planning Advisory
Board - Staggered Terms - Council Confirmation To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to establish staggered terms for the appointees to the Planning Advisory Board and to require County Council confirmation of County Executive appointments to the Planning Advisory Board. Currently, the members of the Planning Advisory Board are appointed by the County Executive and serve terms coterminous with the County Executive or until their successors are appointed. A vote FOR the charter amendment would require, starting December 2026, staggered initial terms for appointees to the seven-member County Planning Advisory Board and County Council confirmation of the County Executive's appointees, meaning the County Executive, with the confirmation of the County Council, would appoint one member for a one-year term, two members for two-year terms, two members for three-year terms, and two members for four-year terms, with four-year terms for all members thereafter. A vote AGAINST the charter amendment would retain the current terms of members of the Planning Advisory Board, meaning a term coterminous with the County Executive's term or until their successor shall qualify, and retain the authority of the County Executive to appoint members of the Planning Advisory Board without confirmation of the County Council.
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