HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 165

P. M. and 10 o'clock P. M. At such election each registered
voter shall be allowed to vote for three candidates.

(M) That said Board shall prepare ballots containing
the names of the candidates who shall have complied with
the provisions of Paragraph O of this Section.

(N) That any person who shall have attained the age
of twenty-five (25) years, who shall not have been con-
victed of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral tur-
pitude, and who shall be a registered voter and a taxpayer
on real property in said town, shall be eligible for the office
of Commissioner.

(O) That a person shall be deemed a candidate for the
office of Commissioner, and his name, as such candidate,
shall be placed on the ballots prepared by the Board of
Election Supervisors, provided such person shall, at least
ten (10) days, (including Sundays and holidays), prior to
the date of such election, file with said Board a petition,
signed by at least five (5) registered voters of the Town
of District Heights, which petition shall state (a) the name
and address of the candidate, (b) the fact that such person
is eligible for the office of Commissioner and (c) that such
person wishes his name placed on the ballot as a candidate.
Such petition shall be sworn to, by the person so filing same,
before the Secretary Commissioner, or before a Justice of
the Peace or other officer or person, (including a Notary
Public), having authority to administer oaths in Prince
George's County, both as to the fact of his eligibility and
as to the genuineness of the signatures of such petition. No
person shall be deemed a candidate, nor shall his name be
placed upon the ballots, unless the provisions of this para-
graph shall have been complied with.

(P) That after the polls are closed on the night of the
election, the Board of Election Supervisors shall count the
votes, and the three candidates who shall have received the
greatest number of votes shall be deemed to be elected Com-
missioners. In the case of a tie vote a run-off election shall
be held to choose between the tied candidates, such election
to be called by the Election Supervisors at the earliest date
such election can legally be held. And in counting the votes,
no ballot shall be rejected because the voter casting the
same shall have voted for only one candidate.

(Q) That after the ballots and votes have been counted,
and the result ascertained, said Board of Election Super-
visors shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, certify to the
District Heights Commission the result of such election,
stating the names of the candidates and the number of