The Prince George’s County Council next year could expand, with two new seats that represent county voters as a whole, which proponents say would position the county better economically in a competitive region.
The council recently voted to add a question to the November general election ballot that would ask residents for approval to amend the county’s charter and add two at-large seats to the council.
The measure would increase the number of council members from nine to 11. The at-large seats would represent the nearly 900,000 residents in the county as a whole rather than a specific district within the county.
The bill was introduced in June and approved at the last council meeting before the August recess.
County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has signaled his support for the two new countywide seats.
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