Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

! two persons have filed for the
office of mayor, no primary cleo
| ton shall be held as to that office
or those offices. In such in
stances, those nominated for
mayor or the nominees for coun-
cilmen shall be considered as
nominees and their names shall
be placed on the ballots or voting
machines at the general election
on the second Monday in May.
OF candidates participating in the
primary election, the two per-
sons receiving the highest num-
Der of votes cast for the office
of Mayor and the ten candidates
receiving the highest number of
votes cast for the office of coun-
Gilman shall be named and con-
sidered as nominees at the gen
eral municipal election following.
OBJ. Candidates for the general
election may be chosen at town
meeting or convention, at the
time specified herein. Such meet
ing or convention for the selec-
ton of candidates shall be con-
Quoted generally according to
accepted parliamentary pro-
cedure. In other respects, NOM
/ nations at town meetings or
conventions shall, wherever APP
plicable, be conducted as speci-
fled herein for primary cleo
tons.
SO. On the second Monday in
May in every second even num-
bered year, the qualified voters
of the town shall elect one person
as mayor and five persons as
councilmen to serve for terms OF
four years.
"a. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
to provide for each special and
general election a suitable place
or places for voting and suitable
ballot boxes and ballots and/or
voting machines. The ballots
and/or voting machines shall
show the name of each candidate
nominated for elective office in
accordance with the provisions OF
this charter, arranged in alpha
betical order by office with no
party designation of any kind.
The Board of Supervisors of
Elections shall keep the polls
open from 900 AM. to 500 PM.
on election days or for longer
hours if the council requires it.
35. All special town elections
shall be conducted by the Board
of Supervisors of Elections in the
same manner and with the same
personnel, as far as practicable,
as regular town elections.
SO. Within forty-eight hours
after the closing of the polls, the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
shall determine the vote cast for
each candidate or question and
shall certify the results of the
election to the k-treasurer of
the town who shall record the
results in the minutes of the
council. The candidate for mayor
with the highest number of
votes in the general election shall
be declared elected as mayor. The
five candidates for councilman
with the highest number of votes
in the general election shall be
declared elected as councilmen.
81. ALI ballots used in any town
election shall be preserved for at
least six months from the date
of the election.
3S. In case of a vacancy on the
council for any reason, the coun-
Gil shall elect some qualified per-
son to fill such vacancy for the
uneXpired term. In case of a
vacancy in the office of mayor
for any reason, the council shall
elect some qualified person to fill
the vacancy for the remainder of
the unexpired term. Any vacan-
cies on the council or in the office
of mayor shall be filled by the
favorable votes of a. majority of
the remaining members of the
council. The results of any such
vote shall be recorded in the
minutes of the council.
80. Women shall have equal
privileges with men in register
ing. voting, and holding town
offices. Whenever the masculine
gender has been used as to any
registering, voting. or holding
town offices, it shall be construed
to include the feminine gender.
40. 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 registration, nomina-
| ton. and town elections and for
the prevention of fraud in con-
nection Herewith, and for a re-
count of ballots in case of doubt
or fraud.
al. Any person who (a) fails to
perform any duty required of
him under the provisions of this
subtitle or any ordinances
passed hereunder, (b) in any
manner wilfully or corruptly
violates any of the provisions of
this subtitle or any ordinances
passed hereunder, or (c) wilfully
or corTuptly does anything which
will or will tend to affect
fraudulently any registration,
nomination, or town election,
shall be deemed guilty. of mis-
demeanor. ANY officer or en-
plovee of the town government
who is convicted of a misde-
meanor under the provisions of
this section shall Immediately
upon conviction thereof cease to
hold such office or employment.
Finance
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