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TAKOMA PARK

Prince George's County Code; Section 1.3(s) City Charter:
1.3(s) Election questions; mayor pro—tem

The council shall within ten days after each
election determine all questions arising thereon; and any
person conceiving himself aggrieved by reason of such
decision may appeal to the circuit court of Montgomery
County, or to the circuit court of Prince George's
County, depending upon the place of residence of the
appellant, which shall hear and determine the same, and
determine who shall pay the cost of appeal. In case of a
tie vote at any election for mayor and members of the
council, another election shall be held, after ten days'
notice, pursuant to the provisions foregoing in regard to
elections. [In case of any vacancy in the office of the
mayor or a councilman by death, resignation, or removal
from the city, the said vacancy shall be filled by a vote
of the council until the next election for members of the
council.] As soon as practicable after taking office,
the mayor shall, subject to the approval of the council,
designate a councilman to perform all the duties of mayor
at such times as the mayor is incapacitated or is absent
from the city for more than three days consecutively.
Such designation may, with the consent of the council, be
terminated at any time and another councilman designated
instead.

Section 73—3(u) Montgomery County Code; Section 74—5(u)
Prince George's County Code; Section 1.3(u) City Charter:

1.3(u) Absentee Voting

(1)    WHO MAY VOTE: THE FOLLOWING PERSONS MAY VOTE
AS AN ABSENTEE VOTES UNDER THE PROVISIONS HEREIN:

(I)    ANY QUALIFIED VOTER WHO MAY BE
UNAVOIDABLY ABSENT FROM THE CITY OF TAKOMA PARK FOR ANY
REASON ON ANY MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY; AND

(II)   ANY QUALIFIED PERSON AS DEFINED IN
SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.

(2)    VOTING BY ILL AND DISABLED PERSONS: EMERGENCY
ABSENTEE BALLOT

(I) APPLICATION; PROCEDURE FOR VOTING. ANY
QUALIFIED VOTER WHOSE PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR CONFINEMENT
IN OR RESTRICTION TO AN INSTITUTION PREVENTS OR WILL
PREVENT HIM FROM BEING PRESENT AND PERSONALLY VOTING AT
THE POLLS ON ANY ELECTION DAY SHALL ALSO BE ENTITLED TO
VOTE AS AN ABSENTEE VOTER UNDER THIS SECTION. SUCH VOTER
SHALL MAKE APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AS PROVIDED
IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION. THE APPLICATION SHALL