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18.    (Appeal.) If any person shall feel aggrieved by the action of
the Clerk-Treasurer in refusing to register or on striking off the name of
any person, or by any other action, such person may appeal to the Commis-
sion. Any decision or action of the Commission upon such appeals may
be appealed to the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County within thirty
days of the decision or action of the Commission.

19.    (Nominations.) Persons may be nominated for elective office
in the Town by filing a certificate of nomination signed by five registered
voters in the Town. Such certificate shall state the following.

(1) The Office which the candidate is seeking the nomination, (2)
The name of the candidate, (3) a statement that the signers of the
certificate are registered voters, (4) the signers support the nomination
of the named candidate. The certificate shall be filed with the Clerk at
least twenty 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. Provision is hereby also
made for any voter to write in the name on the ballot of any other qualified
person for Town Commissioner.

20.    (Election of Commissioners.) On the first Monday of June,
1969, the qualified voters of the Town shall elect one person as Commis-
sioner to serve for a term of one year; one person as Commissioner to
serve for a term of two years, and one person as Commissioner to serve
for a term of three years. On the first Monday of June of each succeeding
year, the qualified voters of the Town shall elect one person as Commis-
sioner to serve for a term of three years.

21.    (Conduct of Elections.) It shall be the duty of the Clerk-
Treasurer 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 pro-
visions of this Charter, arranged in alphabetical order by office with no
party designation of any kind. The Clerk-Treasurer shall keep the polls
open from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on election days or for longer hours
if the Commission requires it.

22.    (Special Elections.) All special Town elections shall be con-
ducted by the Clerk-Treasurer in the same manner and with the same
personnel, as far as practicable, as regular Town elections.

23.    (Vote Count.) Within twelve hours after the closing of the
polls, the Clerk-Treasurer shall determine the vote cast for each candidate
or question and shall certify the results of the election to the Commission
and shall record the results in the minutes of the Commission. The Candi-
date (s) for Commissioners with the highest number of votes in the general
election shall be declared elected.

24.    (Preservation of Ballots.) All ballots used in any Town election
shall be preserved for at least six months from the date of the election.

25.    (Vacancies.) In case of a vacancy on the Commission for any
reason, the Commission shall elect some qualified person to fill such vacancy
for the unexpired term. Any vacancies on the Commission shall be filled
by the favorable votes of a majority of the remaining members of the
Commission. The results of any such vote shall be recorded in the minutes
of the Commission.