(a)      The board of supervisors of elections, at the next regular congressional election and in accordance with requirements as to time, notice, and form in the Election Law Article, shall submit the question of code home rule status to the registered voters of the county for their adoption or rejection. The ballots or voting machine labels, as the case may be, shall contain the words "For Adoption of Code Home Rule Status" and "Against Adoption of Code Home Rule Status". If a majority of those who vote on the question cast their votes in favor of adoption, the board of county commissioners publicly shall so proclaim within ten days after receiving a certification of the votes from the board of supervisors of elections; and on the thirtieth day following the public proclamation the county shall become a code home rule county. If a majority of those persons who vote on the question cast their votes against adoption, the board of county commissioners likewise shall so proclaim, and in this event the proposal is rejected at that election.

      (b)      Whenever the county commissioners proclaim the adoption or rejection of code home rule status, they shall send notification promptly to the following State agencies:

(1)            State Department of Legislative Services

Legislative Services Building

90 State Circle

Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (five copies)

(2)            Secretary of State of Maryland

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (one copy)

(3)            State Archives

350 Rowe Boulevard

Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (one copy)

(4)            State Law Library

Courts of Appeal Building

Rowe Boulevard and Taylor Avenue

Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (one copy)