Maryland Code, Education § 3-401

(1) Five voting members;

(2) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, one nonvoting student representative; and

(3) The County Commissioners, who are nonvoting ex officio members.

(c)(1) Voting members of the Carroll County Board shall be elected as follows:

(2) Voting members of the county board shall be elected:

(d)(1) Each voting member serves for a term of 4 years beginning the first Monday in December immediately following the voting member's election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. The terms of the voting members are staggered as required for the elections to the county board in subsection (c)(1) of this section.

(2) A voting member may not serve for more than two consecutive terms.

(3) The Governor shall appoint a new voting member to fill any vacancy on the board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

(4) A voting member of the county board as of October 1, 1993, and any voting member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term of such member, shall hold office during his term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

(e)(1) The State Board may remove a voting member of the county board for:

(2) Before removing a voting member, the State Board shall send the member a copy of the charges against him and give him an opportunity within 10 days to request a hearing.

(3) If the voting member requests a hearing within the 10-day period:

(4) A voting member removed under this subsection has the right to a de novo review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Carroll County.

(f)(1) The student representative shall:

(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county board, the student representative may not attend an executive session of the county board.