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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

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 named and considered as nominees at the general
municipal election following.

(b) Town meeting or convention. — Candidates for
the general election 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, wherever applicable, shall be
conducted as specified herein for primary elections.

34. Election of mayor and councilmen.

On the second Tuesday in May in every second
even—numbered year, the qualified voters of the town
shall elect one person as mayor and four persons as
councilmen to serve for terms of four years.

3 5. Conduct of elections generally.

It is 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 a
suitable ballot box or boxes and ballots and/or voting
machines. The ballots and/or voting machines shall show
the name of each candidate nominated for elective office
in accordance with the provisions of this charter,
arranged in alphabetical order by office with no party
designations of any kind. The board of supervisors of
elections shall keep the polls open from 2:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. on election days or for the longer hours, if
the council requires it.

36.   Special elections.

All special town elections shall be conducted by the
board of supervisors of elections in the same manner and
with the same persons, as far as practicable, as regular
town elections.

37.  Vote count.

Within forty—eight hours 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—treasurer of the town, who shall record the results
in the minutes of the council. The candidate for mayor