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CHEVY CHASE VILLAGE

fiftieth day after its having been passed by the board.

CHEVY CHASE VILLAGE CHARTER - AMENDMENT

A CHARTER AMENDMENT ENTITLED:

4. An amendment to amend section 78, paragraph (d),
part one, of the Chevy Chase Village Charter so as to
change the time for the election necessitated by having
contested nominations at the annual meeting from the
second Saturday following the annual meeting to the third
Saturday following said meeting and to provide for
absentee ballots for such elections, said absentee
ballots to be returned to the village manager prior to
the time of closing the polls.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Managers of Chevy
Chase Village on this 11th day of February, 1974, that
Section 78, Paragraph (d), Part one, of the Chevy Chase
Village Charter shall be amended so that Paragraph (d),
Part One, Section 78, reading as follows [On the third
Monday in April at the annual meeting nominations to fill
all vacancies on the Board of Managers shall be made and
in the event there shall be no contest each nominee shall
then and there be elected at such meeting. In the event
of a contest nominations will be received and voted upon
in the Village Hall or such other place within the
Village as the Chairman of the Board of Managers shall
designate at the annual meeting. Said election shall be
held on the second Saturday following the annual meeting.
Voting shall be by secret ballot either by voting
machines or paper ballots as the Chairman of the Board of
Managers shall designate, and the polls shall remain open
from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and shall be presided over
by judges and clerks of election to be appointed by the
Chairman of the Board. All other rules and regulations
relating to voting shall be fixed by the Board of
Managers and posted at the Village Office at least one
week before the day of election.] be amended to read ON
THE THIRD MONDAY IN APRIL AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
NOMINATIONS TO FILL ALL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF
MANAGERS SHALL BE MADE AND IN THE EVENT THERE SHALL BE NO
CONTEST EACH NOMINEE SHALL THEN AND THERE BE ELECTED AT
SUCH MEETING. IN THE EVENT OF A CONTEST NOMINATIONS WILL
BE RECEIVED AND VOTED UPON IN THE VILLAGE HALL OR SUCH
OTHER PLACE WITHIN THE VILLAGE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD OF MANAGERS SHALL DESIGNATE AT THE AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING. SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE THIRD
SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING. VOTING SHALL BE
BY SECRET BALLOT EITHER BY VOTING MACHINES OR PAPER