Baltimore County Democratic leaders lend support to ballot effort to expand council by four seats, instead of two

As a key deadline nears, a half dozen Baltimore County Democratic lawmakers have thrown their weight behind a proposal to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats. If successful, the grassroots effort could place a second charter amendment related to the size of the council on the Nov. 5 ballot. On July 1, the county council passed a bill asking voters to approve expanding the council by two seats in the next election.