A municipal corporation subject to Article XI-E of the Constitution, whether through its municipal charter or otherwise, shall not impose or continue any requirement, distinction, or provision in or connected with municipal elections, the right to vote therein, or the right to hold municipal office, which in any way requires the ownership of property, any property-ownership interest, or any form of control of property as a necessity or qualification for the right to vote, to participate in elections, or to hold office, in the municipal corporation. This section shall not act to deprive any person of existing rights to participate in elections, to hold public office, or to vote, which he presently has under municipal charters in the State of Maryland.