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MIDDLETOWN

MIDDLETOWN

(Frederick County)

RESOLUTION OF

THE BURGESS AND COMMISSIONERS OF MIDDLETOWN

A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE

STATE OF MARYLAND

TO AMEND THE CHARTER

RESOLUTION of The Burgess and Commissioners of
Middletown, adopted pursuant to the authority of Article
11—E of the Constitution of Maryland, and Section 13 of
Article 23—A of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1957,
(1973 Supplement) title "Corporation—Municipal", to
repeal and re—enact, with amendments, Section 20—21,
Article II of Chapter 20 of the Frederick County Code,
1959, to remove the one year residence requirement for
voters and to repeal and re—enact, with amendments,
Section 20-27, Article II of Chapter 20 of the Frederick
County Code, 1959, so as to provide an additional day for
registration of voters, to change the dates thereof, to
provide for notice thereof and to reduce the age and
residence requirements therefor.

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED by The Burgess and
Commissioners of Middletown that Section 20—21 of Article
II, in Chapter 20 of the Frederick County Code, 1959,
(title "Middletown", subtitle "Elections and Elected
Officials") be and the same is hereby repealed and
re—enacted, with amendments so as to read as follows:

Sec. 20-21. QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS

The citizens of Middletown of the age of EIGHTEEN
years and upwards, being citizens of the United States,
who RESIDE within the taxable limits of the Town, shall
be entitled to vote, provided that they have registered
as provided in this Charter at any election for Burgess
and Commissioners or any other municipal election in the
Town.

SECTION 2. BE IT RESOLVED by The Burgess and
Commissioners of Middletown that Section 20-27, Article
II, in Chapter 20 of the Frederick County Code, 1959,
(title Middletown, subtitle "Elections and Elected
Officials") be and the same is hereby repealed and
re—enacted with amendments so as to read as follows: