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repealed and added.

Effective Date December 2, 1981]

CHARTER AMENDMENT RESOLUTION NO. 1981-2

ORDINANCE NO. 2591

A RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
TAKOMA PARK AMENDING SECTION 1.3(b) OF THE CITY CHARTER TO
ESTABLISH NEW WARD BOUNDARIES

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council to
equalize the population of the City among the seven wards
for election purposes; AND

WHEREAS, to achieve this end, it is necessary to
redefine the ward boundaries to reflect the necessary
changes.

[Section 1.3(b) of the Charter of Takoma Park,
Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, repealed and added.

Effective Date December 22, 1981]

CHARTER AMENDMENT RESOLUTION NO. 1981-3

ORDINANCE NO. 2594

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TAKOMA
PARK TO DELETE THE NOMINATION OF COUNCIL CANDIDATES BY ANY
VOTER OF THE CITY AND TO SUBSTITUTE THE REQUIREMENT THAT
SUCH NOMINATIONS MAY ONLY BE MADE BY VOTERS OF THE WARD FOR
WHICH THE COUNCILMEMBER IS NOMINATED

WHEREAS, the City Charter was amended through passage
of a citizen-initiated petition at the March 25, 1980 City
election to delete at-large voting for Councilmembers and to
institute ward-only elections of Councilmembers; AND

WHEREAS, Section 1.3(m) of the City Charter is at
variance with the spirit of ward elections for
Councilmembers in that it permits the nomination of Council
candidates by any voter of the City; AND

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council to
amend Section 1.3(m) of the City Charter to provide that
nominations for Council candidates may be made only by
voters of the ward for which the Councilmember is nominated.