County Commissioners v. Supervisors of Elections

The question presented in these proceedings is whether a County is entitled, under the “Home Rule Amendment” of the State Constitution, to adopt a Charter providing for a prompt special election of the first County Council, or whether it is required to defer such election until the next quadrennial general election for State and County officers, and then to comply with all of the requirements for a general election.

Specifically, the voters of Montgomery County on November 2, 1948 adopted a Charter in accordance with the procedure required by the Home Rule Amendment to Constitution, art. XIA.…