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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

ON THE BALLOTS OR VOTING MACHINE LABELS, WITH NO PARTY
DESIGNATION OF ANY KIND. IF NOT MORE THAN TEN PERSONS
HAVE FILED AS CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN, NO
PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AS TO THAT OFFICE OR THOSE
OFFICES. IN SUCH INSTANCES THOSE NOMINATED FOR
COUNCILMEN SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS NOMINEES AND THEIR
NAMES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOTS OR VOTING MACHINES
AT THE GENERAL ELECTION ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY. OF
THE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION, THE
TEN CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES 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 ODD-NUMBERED
YEAR, THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN SHALL ELECT TWO
PERSONS AS COUNCILMEN TO SERVE FOR TERMS OF FOUR YEARS.

THE TWO NEWLY ELECTED AND TWO PREVIOUSLY ELECTED
COUNCILMEN SHALL PROMPTLY MEET AND ORGANIZE AND SHALL
ELECT ONE OF ITS SAID MEMBERS AS PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
WHO SHALL BE MAYOR AND SHALL SERVE FOR TWO YEARS AS MAYOR
OR UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED.

IN THE 1975 ELECTION, THERE SHALL BE FOUR COUNCILMEN
ELECTED AND THE TWO WITH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF VOTES
SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS AND THE TWO
WITH THE NEXT GREATEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE ELECTED
FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. IN ALL SUCCEEDING ELECTION, TWO
COUNCILMEN SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS
EACH.

35. 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
SUITABLE BALLOT 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 DESIGNATION
OF ANY KIND. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL
KEEP THE POLLS OPEN FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. ON