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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

EVERY PERSON WHO (1) IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
STATES, (2) IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, (3) HAS
RESIDED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR
NEXT PRECEDING ANY TOWN ELECTION, (4) HAS RESIDED WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN FOR SIX MONTHS NEXT
PRECEDING ANY TOWN ELECTION, AND (5) IS REGISTERED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHARTER, IS A
QUALIFIED VOTER OF THE TOWN. EVERY QUALIFIED VOTER OF
THE TOWN IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT ALL TOWN ELECTIONS.

26.   BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS.

THERE SHALL BE A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS,
CONSISTING OF THREE MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL ON OR BEFORE THE
FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH IN EVERY ODD-NUMBERED YEAR. THE
TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
BEGIN ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH IN THE YEAR IN WHICH
THEY ARE APPOINTED AND RUN FOR FOUR YEARS. MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE QUALIFIED
VOTERS OF THE TOWN AND SHALL NOT HOLD OF BE CANDIDATES
FOR ANY ELECTIVE OFFICE DURING THEIR TERM OF OFFICE. THE
BOARD SHALL APPOINT ONE OF ITS MEMBERS AS CHAIRMAN.
VACANCIES ON THE BOARD SHALL BE FILLED BY THE MAYOR WITH
THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
UNEXPIRED TERM. THE COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COUNCIL.

27.  SAME — REMOVAL OF MEMBERS.

ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
MAY BE REMOVED FOR GOOD CAUSE BY THE COUNCIL, IF IN THE
JUDGMENT OF THE COUNCIL THE MEMBER IS NOT PROPERLY
PERFORMING OR WILL NOT PROPERLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE
POSITION. BEFORE REMOVAL, THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS TO BE REMOVED SHALL BE GIVEN A
WRITTEN COPY OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND SHALL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THEM BEFORE THE COUNCIL IF HE SO
REQUESTS WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE WRITTEN COPY
OF THE CHARGES.

28. SAME — DUTIES.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE IN
CHARGE OF THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, NOMINATIONS, AND
ALL TOWN ELECTIONS. THE BOARD MAY APPOINT ELECTION
CLERKS OR OTHER EMPLOYEES TO ASSIST IT IN ANY OF ITS
DUTIES.

29. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION DAYS AND ELECTIONS.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL GIVE AT
LEAST TWO WEEKS' NOTICE OF EVERY REGISTRATION DAY AND
EVERY ELECTION BY AN ADVERTISEMENT PUBLISHED IN AT LEAST