KOSTE v. TOWN OF OXFORD

No. 42, September Term, 2012.

63 A.3d 582 (2013)

431 Md. 14

Constantine KOSTE v. TOWN OF OXFORD, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Rust , (Armistead, Griswold, Lee & Rust, P.A., Easton, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Brynja M. Booth , ( David R. Thompson of Cowdrey Thompson, P.C., Easton, MD), on brief, for Respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, BARBERA and McDONALD, JJ.


HARRELL, J.

This case presents the novel question of whether a petition seeking to bring a municipal annexation resolution to referendum may be circulated and signed by members of the relevant electorate before final enactment of the targeted resolution. Depending on the answer to that question, there may lurk an additional related query: may the petition be circulated before the commencement of the public hearing on the resolution?

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