Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
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each special and general election
suitable place or places for vot.
ing and suitable ballot boxes and
ballots or voting machines. The
ballots or voting machines shall
show the names of each candidate
nominated for elective office in
accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, arranged in
alphabetical order by office with
no party or principle designation
of any kind. The Board shall keep
the polls open from 700 a. m. to
500 p. m. on election days. With
in forty-eight (4S) hours after
the closing of the polls the Board
shall determine the vote cast for
each candidate or question and
shall certify the results of the
election to the City Clerk who
shall record the results in the
Minutes of the Council. Any per-
son conceiving himself agrieved
by reason of such determination
of the Board may appeal to the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County which shall hear and de-
termine the same and determine
who shall pay the costs of appeal.
The candidate for Mayor with
the highest number of votes in
the general election shall be de-
clared elected as Mayor. Four
candidates for Councilmen with
the highest number of votes in
the general election shall be de-
clared elected as Councilman. In
the case of tie in the highest
number of votes for Mayor or in
the case of a tie in the votes for
Councilmen wherein no candidate
received the fourth highest num-
Der of votes then in either of
such events there shall be a run
off election between the candi-
dates receiving the tie vote to be
held after thirty 900 days notice.
All ballots or official voting ma
chine TALES of any City election
shall be preserved for at least six
months from the day of election.
In case of a vacancy on the Coun.
Gil the Council shall elect some
qualified person to fill such va.
cancy for the unexpired term.
Such vacancies shall be filled by
the favorable votes of the ma.
jority of the remaining members
of the Council. The Council shall
have the power to provide by
ordinance in every respect not
covered by the provisions of this
Charter for the conduct of regis
tration, nomination and City cleo
tons, and for the prevention of
fraud in connection Herewith.
Any person who in any manner
willfully or corruptly violates any
of the provisions of this Charter
or any ordinance as passed there
under or willfully or corruptly
does anything that will tend to af-
feet fraudently any registration,
nomination or City Election, shall
be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor."
T he aforegoing amendment
shall become and be considered a
part of the municipal Charter OF
the City of Rockville on Deem
Der %, 1857, unless on or before
December Is. 1857, there shall be
presented to the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of Rockville, or mailed to 1t
by registered mail, a petition
signed by twenty percentum
(20%O or more of the persons
who are qualified to vote in mu-
nicipal general elections of the
City of Rockville and by request
ing that the proposed amendment
be submitted on referendum to
the voters of the City of Rock
vile, pursuant to Section 10 OF
Article 23A Of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, 1881 Edition
and 1857 SUPPLEMENT-.
DICKRAN Y. HOVSEPIAN,
Mayor
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF ROCKVILLE 1891