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date by striking from the lists persons known to have died or to have
moved out of town. The council is hereby authorized and directed, by
ordinance, to adopt and enforce any provisions necessary to establish and
maintain a system of permanent registration, and to provide for a re-
registration when necessary.

28. APPEAL FROM ACTION OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF

ELECTIONS

If any person shall feel aggrieved by the action of the board of super-
visors of elections in refusing to register or in striking off the name of
any person, or by any other action, such person may appeal to the coun-
cil. Any decision or action of the council upon such appeals may be
appealed to the circuit court for the county within thirty days of the
decision or action of the council.

29.   FILING CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION

Persons may be nominated for elective office in the town by filing a
certificate of nomination at the office of the board of supervisors of elec-
tions on or before the second Monday in April next preceding the town
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.

30.   PRIMARY ELECTION: MUNICIPAL MEETING OR CONVEN-

TION

(a)   Time of holding; conduct of primary election.—A primary elec-
tion or municipal meeting or convention shall be held in the town on the
fourth Monday in April in every second odd numbered year, in order to
select candidates for the general election on the second Tuesday in May.
The primary election shall be conducted generally as specified in this
subtitle for the conduct of special and general elections. Candidates' names
shall appear in alphabetical order for the office sought, on the ballots
or voting machine labels, with no party designation of any kind. If not
more than ten persons have filed as candidates for the office of council-
man, or if not more than two persons have filed for the office of mayor,
no primary election shall be held as to that office or those offices. In such
instances those nominated for mayor or the nominees for councilmen shall
be considered as nominees and their names shall be placed on the ballots
or voting machines at the general election on the second Tuesday in May.
Of the candidates participating in the primary election the two persons
receiving the highest number of votes cast for the office of mayor and
the ten candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast for the
office of councilman shall be names and considered as nominees at the
general municipal election following.

(b)   Town meeting or convention.—Candidates for the general elec-
tion may be chosen at a town meeting or convention, at the time specified
herein. Such meeting or convention for the selection of candidates shall
be conducted generally according to accepted parliamentary procedure. In
other respects, nominations at town meetings or conventions shall, wher-
ever applicable, be conducted as specified herein for primary elections.