Every person who (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2)
is at least 18 years of age, (3) has resided in the State of Maryland
for at least 30 days preceding any Town election, (4) is a resident
of the municipal corporation for Myersville at least 30 days prior
to the Town election, and (5) is registered in accordance with the
provisions of this Charter, is a qualified voter of the Town. Every
qualified voter of the Town is entitled to vote at all Town elections.
The Town Clerk shall be in charge of the registration of voters,
nominations and all Town elections. The Council may appoint election
Clerks or other employees to assist the Clerk in any of the election
duties.
The Town Clerk shall give at least two weeks' notice of
every registration day and every election by an advertisement published
in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the Town and by
posting a notice thereof in some public place or places in the Town.
Registration by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors of
Elections shall be deemed registration for Town elections, provided
that the person so registered meets the voter qualifications enumerated
in this Charter. The Town may also provide its own procedures, rules,
and regulations for the registration of voters solely for municipal
elections. The list of registered voters provided by the Town and
the Frederick County Board of Supervisors of Elections shall be a
valid voter registration list for the Town.
Persons may be nominated for elective office in the Town by
filing a certificate of nomination signed by 10 registered voters
of the Town. Such certificate shall state the following:
1. The
office for which the candidate is seeking nomination,
2. The
name of the candidate,
3. A
statement that the signers of the certificate are registered voters
in the Town,
4. The
signers support the nomination of the named candidate.
The certificate shall be filed with the Clerk at least 30 calendar
days prior to the election. No person shall file for nomination to
more than one elective Town public office or hold more than one elective
Town public office at any one time.
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It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to provide for each special
and general election a suitable place or places for voting and suitable
ballot boxes and ballots or voting machines. The ballots or voting
machines shall show the name of each candidate nominated for elective
office in accordance with the provisions of this Charter, arranged
in alphabetical order by office with no party designation of any kind.
The Town Clerk shall keep the polls open from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
on election days or for longer hours if the Council requires it.
All special Town elections shall be conducted by the Town Clerk
in the same manner and with the same personnel, as far as practicable,
as regular Town elections.
Within eight hours after the closing of the polls, the Town
Clerk shall determine the vote cast for each candidate or question
and shall certify the results of the election and shall then record
the result 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 candidates for Council with the highest
number of votes in the general election shall be declared elected
to the Council.
All ballots used in any Town election shall be preserved for
at least six months from the date of the election.
In case of a vacancy on the Council for any reason, the Council
shall elect some qualified person 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. Vacancies 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.
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, nomination and Town elections and for the
prevention of fraud in connection therewith, and for a recount of
ballots in case of doubt or fraud.