The county council may, by legislative act approved by the affirmative vote of at
least six members, propose the termination of this Charter and the return of the county
to the county commissioner form of government in effect prior to the adoption of this
Charter. The same proposal may be made by petition signed by twenty per centum or
more of the registered voters of the county, or 10,000 or more of such registered
voters in case twenty per centum is greater than 10,000. Such petition shall conform
with the requirements of Article XIA of the Constitution of the State of Maryland
and shall be filed with the county executive. The question so proposed by act of the
county council or by petition shall be published by the county executive in at least
two newspapers of general circulation in the county once each month for five successive
months prior to the next general election or congressional election occurring after
the passage of such act or the filing of such petition. At such election, the question
shall be submitted to the voters of the county, and if the majority of votes cast
on the question shall be in favor of repealing this Charter, then, at the next quadrennial
election, county commissioners shall be elected under the public general laws of the
State of Maryland. When the county commissioners so elected have qualified for office,
this Charter shall terminate. All laws, regulations and ordinances in effect at the
termination of this Charter shall remain in force until changed by action of the General
Assembly of Maryland, or the board of county commissioners, as provided by the Constitution
and public general laws of this state.
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