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4748
MUNICIPAL CHARTERS
elective office in accordance with the provisions of this
Charter, arranged in alphabetical order by office with no
party designation of any kind. The [Clerk-Treasurer]
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS shall keep the polls
open from 12:00 noon until 8:00 P.M. on election days, or
for longer hours if the Council requires it.
A new Section 32a shall be added to the Charter as
follows:
32A. ELECTION OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN.
ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY IN EVERY ODD-NUMBERED
YEAR, THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN SHALL ELECT ONE
PERSON AS MAYOR AND TWO COUNCILMEN TO SERVE FOR TERMS OF
TWO YEARS.
33. SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
All special Town elections shall be conducted by the
[Clerk-Treasurer] BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS in
the same manner and with the same personnel, as far as
practicable, as regular Town elections.
34. VOTE COUNT.
Within [twelve) FORTY-EIGHT hours after the closing
of the polls, the [Clerk-Treasurer] 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 Council of the Town. The
Clerk-Treasurer shall record the results in the Minutes
of the Council. The candidate for Mayor with the highest
number of votes in the general election shall be declared
elected as Mayor. The two candidates for Councilman with
the highest number of votes in the general election shall
be declared elected Councilmen.
35. PRESERVATION OF BALLOTS.
All ballots used in any Town election shall be
preserved for at least six months from the date of the
election.
36. VACANCIES.
In case of a vacancy on the Council for any reason,
the Council shall elect some qualified person to fill
such vacancy for the unexpired term. IN CASE OF A
VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR ANY REASON, THE
COUNCIL SHALL ELECT SOME QUALIFIED PERSON TO FILL THE
VACANCY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM. Any
vacancies on the Council OR IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR shall
be filled by the favorable votes of a majority of the
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