3614

MUNICIPAL CHAPTERS

of election and substitutes, if necessary, from among the
persons qualified to vote as aforesaid, which judges
shall determine the eligibility of the voters and keep
record of the persons voting, which record, together with
the ballots, shall be preserved by the commissioners for
at least four months after the election. The judges
shall give to the commissioners a certificate specifying
the number of persons voting, and the number of votes
cast for each candidate, and shall declare duly elected
the person receiving the highest number of votes, and so
notify the person elected. The election shall be by
secret ballot containing the names of all candidates
filed as aforesaid, and allowing space for write—ins, in
the usual form of ballots at public elections, which
ballots shall be printed by the commissioners and issued
by the judges to qualified voters. Said judges shall
conduct said election in accordance with the ordinance
prescribing the same.

(e)    Same; failure to act. If such notice shall
not be given at the time necessary, or the judges not be
appointed or refuse to act, or refusing, the
commissioners shall not appoint others in their stead or
if the election for any reason be not held, five or more
eligible voters of said town may call an election for
like purpose to be conducted in a like manner, and such
call shall supersede the power of appointment; such call
shall be by notice signed by at least five voters and set
up in at least four of the most public places in said
town not more than fifteen nor less than six days
previous to the election, and naming the date, hours and
place of election, and the judges who shall officiate
thereat, which judges or any two of whom shall hold such
election and perform the duty of judges in like manner
and at like pay as judges appointed by the commissioners.
The costs of such elections shall be borne by the
commissioners.

(f)    Qualifications of Voters. Every citizen of
the town of Denton who has been a resident therein for
twelve consecutive months next preceding any town
election and who was a qualified voter at the last
preceding State or Congressional election, or who may
reach the age of eighteen years between the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of November and the date of any
town election as hereinbefore provided, shall be a duly
qualified voter of the town, and every qualified voter of
the town who is duly registered in accordance with the
provision of this sub—title, shall be entitled to vote at
any and all town elections.

(g)    Registration of Voters. It shall be the duty
of the commissioners of Denton on or before the first
Monday in April, 1972, and on or before the first Monday