2182                               Municipal Charters

The name of any qualified person may be certified for candidacy
and shall be printed on the ballot upon a petition of 10 or more qualified
voters of said Town filed with one of the Supervisors of Elections.

Sec. 82-27. (Election of the Board of Commissioners). On the first
Monday which is not a legal holiday in January in every even numbered
year, the qualified voters of the Town shall elect three persons as Com-
missioners to serve for terms of two years or until their successors qualify.

Sec. 82-28. (Conduct of Elections). It 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 or
voting machines. In each general election, the ballots or voting machines
shall show the name of each candidate, arranged in alphabetical order
with no party designation of any kind and shall indicate in such terms as
may by said Board be deemed appropriate, that three Commissioners are
to be elected. The ballots and/or voting machines shall also provide a
space or spaces to permit the voter to write in name or names of additional
persons. The Board of Supervisors of Elections shall keep the polls open
from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election days.

Sec. 82-29. (Special Elections). 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.

Sec. 82-30. (Vote Count). 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 clerk of the
Town who shall record the results in the minutes of the Board of Com-
missioners. The three candidates for Commissioners receiving the highest
number of votes in a general election shall be declared elected.

Sec. 82-31. (Preservation of Ballots). All ballots and recording of
votes used in any town election shall be preserved for at least six months
from the date of the election.

Sec. 82-32. (Vacancies). In case of a vacancy on the Board of Com-
missioners for any reason, the Board of Supervisors of Elections shall,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 82-29, conduct a special election to
elect some qualified person to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term,
provided, however, any vacancy which occurs within 61 days of the next
general election as provided for in Section 82-27 shall remain vacant until
said general election. In case of a vacancy in the office of President for any
reason, the Board shall elect one of its members to fill the vacancy for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Any vacancy in the office of the Presi-
dent shall be filled by the favorable votes of a majority of the members of
the Board. The results of any such votes shall be recorded in the minutes
of the Board.

Sec. 82-33. (Women). Women shall have equal privileges with men
in registering, voting, and holding Town offices. Whenever the masculine
gender has been used as to any registering, voting, or holding Town
office, it shall be construed to include the feminine gender.

Sec. 82-34. (Regulation and Control). The Board of Commissioners
shall have the power to provide by ordinance in every respect not covered
by the provisions of this Charter for the conduct of registration, candidacy
and elections and for the prevention of fraud in connection therewith, and
for a recount of ballots in case of doubt or fraud.