Anne Arundel Question C — Charter Amendment: Executive Branch – Planning Advisory Board – Staggered Terms – Council Confirmation

What it does

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.

A YES vote means

Starting December 2026, the seven Planning Advisory Board members would need County Council confirmation and serve staggered terms (initially one, two, three and four years), then four-year terms.

A NO vote means

The County Executive would keep appointing Planning Advisory Board members without Council confirmation, for terms matching the Executive's term.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Anne Arundel County Council proposed this charter amendment by Resolution No. 18-26, according to the amendment text posted by the Maryland State Board of Elections.

Charter Section 532 sets up a seven-member Planning Advisory Board appointed by the County Executive for terms that run with the Executive's term. The amendment would require council confirmation of appointees by resolution.

Starting in December 2026, the amendment would stagger first terms: one member for one year, two for two years, two for three years and two for four years. All later appointments would be four-year terms.

Put on the ballot by Anne Arundel County Council (Resolution No. 18-26).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Anne Arundel Question C mean?

Starting December 2026, the seven Planning Advisory Board members would need County Council confirmation and serve staggered terms (initially one, two, three and four years), then four-year terms.

What does a NO vote on Anne Arundel Question C mean?

The County Executive would keep appointing Planning Advisory Board members without Council confirmation, for terms matching the Executive's term.

How many votes does Anne Arundel Question C need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Anne Arundel Question C?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.