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EDMONSTON

Prince George's County
Amendment to the Charter, June 9, 1969

I certify that there was a referendum election in the Town of
Edmonston, Maryland, on May 5, 1969, on the question of whether to
change the time of the opening and closing of the voting polls in the town
from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to the new hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;
that there were 140 votes cast for the change of hours and 50 votes cast
against the change of hours; that the following is an exact text of the
charter amendment amending Section 564 (a) of the Public Local Laws of
Prince George's County, Maryland (1953 Edition); and that the effective
date of the charter amendment is June 9,1969:

564(a). Annually on or before the first Monday in April, after notice
printed in some county newspaper, the Mayor and Town Council shall
appoint not less than one (1) judge and one (1) clerk to conduct an
election by ballot on the first Monday of May, if not a legal holiday, and
if a legal holiday, then on the day following, the election of officers provided
for in Section 562, and in its discretion when the situation requires it
they may appoint an additional judge and an additional clerk for such
purpose. Such election officers shall themselves be eligible for registration
as voters under the provisions of the subtitle, at each ward shall be
represented by having either a judge or a clerk appointed from its vicinage.
The judge or judges appointed in each year shall be the registration officers
for each year as hereinafter mentioned. The Mayor and Town Council
shall appoint the place of the election and shall give public notice of not
less than fifteen (15) days of the time and place of the election by adver-
tisement published in at least one (1) newspaper published in Prince
George's County, and also by notice published in at least five (5) public
places in said town. The polls shall be open between the hours of [1:00
p.m. and 7:00 p.m.] 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and no person not registered
upon the books of the registered voters of the town and who is not an
actual resident of said town upon the day of the election shall be allowed
to vote in such elections. The Mayor and Town Council shall prepare
ballots containing the names of those persons who have complied with the
provisions of the subtitle making them eligible to become a candidate
for the office which they seek. The Mayor and Town Council shall receive
all returns of elections and determine all questions arising thereunder.

ATTEST:

Stuart B. Hensley, Jr., Mayor
Town of Edmonston

CERTIFICATION
This is to certify the following:

(1)    That this resolution contains the exact text of the charter
amendment.

(2)    That there was a referendum election on this charter amend-
ment on May 5, 1969.

(3)    That there were 140 votes cast for and 50 votes cast against
the charter amendment at the referendum election.