Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
Registration, Nomina-
tiOns and Elections

lions and Elections
"a. Every person who (a) is a
citizen of the United States, (b)
is at least twenty-one years of
age, (c) has resided in the State
of Maryland for at least one year
next preceding any town election,
(d) has resided within the cor
porate limits of the town for six
months next preceding any town
election, and (e) is registered in
accordance with the provisions of
this charter, shall be a qualified
voter of the town. Every quail
fled voter of the town shall be
entitled to vote at any or all town
elections.
25. There shall be a Board of
Supervisors of Elections, consist
ing of three members who shall
be appointed by the mayor with
the approval of the council on or
before the first Monday in March
in every second even numbered
year. The terms of members of
the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tons shall begin on the first
Monday in March in the year in
which they are appointed and
shall run for four years. Mem
bers of the Board of Supervisors
of Elections shall be qualified
voters of the town and shall not
hold or be candidates for any
elective office during their term
of office. The board shall APP
point one of its members as
Chairman. Vacancies on the
board shall be filled by the mayor
with tie approval of the council
for the remainder of the unex-
pired term. The compensation of
the members of the board shall
be determined by the council.
26. Any member of the Board
of Supervisors of Elections may
be removed for good cause by the
council. Before removal, the
member of the Board of Super
visors of Elections to be re.
moved shall be given written
copy of the charges against him
and shall have a public hearing
on them before the council if he
so requests within ten days after
receiving the written copy of the
charges against him.
81. The Board of Supervisors
of Elections shall be in charge of
the registration of voters, nom
nations, and all town elections.
The board may appoint election
clerks or other employees to
assist it in any of its duties.
%. The Board of Supervisors
of Elections shall give at least
two weeks notice of every regis
tration day and every election
by an advertisement published
in at least one newspaper of gen
eral circulation in the town by
posting a notice thereof in some
public place or places in the
town.
20. There shall be a registra-
ton on the first Monday in April
in every second even numbered
year, of qualified persons not
registered to vote. If necessary
for the performance of registra.
ton or the convenience of the
citizens of the town, the mayor
may designate additional days as
registration days. Registration
shall be permanent. and no per.
son shall be entitled to vote in
town elections unless he is regis.
tered. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
to keep the registration lists up
to date by striking from the lists
persons known to have died or
to have moved out of town. The
council is hereby authorized and
directed, by ordinance. to adopt
and enforce any provisions neces.
sary to establish and maintain a
system of permanent registra.
ton. and to provide for a regis
tration when necessary.
80. If any person shall feel
aggrieved by the action of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
in refusing to register or in strik-
ing off the name of any person,
or by any other action. such per.
son may appeal to the council.
Any decision or action of the
council upon such appeals may be
appealed to the Circuit Court for
the county within thirty days of
the decision or action of the
council.
81. Persons may be nominated
for elective office in the town by
filing a certificate of nomination
at the office of the Board of
Supervisors of Elections on or be.
fore the second Monday in April
next preceding the town election
No person shall file for nomina.
ton to more than one elective
town public office at any one
time.
32(a). A primary election or
municipal meeting or convention
shall be held in the town on the
fourth Monday in April in every
second even numbered year, in
order to select candidates for the
general election on the second
Monday in May. The primary
election shall be conducted gener.
ally as specified in this subtitle
for the conduct Of special and
general elections. Candidates
names shall appear in aloha
betical order for the office
SOUGHT. on the ballots or voting
machine labels, with no party
designation of any kind. II not
more than ten persons have filed
as candidates for the office of