The Prince George’s County Council in Maryland has been a member short since at-large member Mel Franklin abruptly left in June, a couple of weeks before he was indicted for campaign finance violations.
After District 5 Council member Jolene Ivey won the special primary for that at-large seat, a vacancy figures to extend well into 2025 if she wins the general election in November. That would open up the seat she currently represents.
At the same time, the county could also be looking at a special election for county executive, depending on how the current executive, Angela Alsobrooks, fares in the race for an open U.S. Senate seat this November. If she wins and resigns by Dec. 2, that would trigger another special election in the county, which, depending on the results, could lead to yet another special election after that.
This process could happen since multiple members of the council are interested in succeeding Alsobrooks, should she prevail. However, if she wins but chooses to remain in office beyond the Dec. 2 deadline, the county council would appoint a sitting council member to become the new county executive. If nobody receives a six-vote majority within two weeks, the council chair becomes the county executive.
It all depends on if there’s more than two years left in the term whenever she resigns her seat.
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