[Amended 9-11-2012]
Eligible members of the Supervisors of the Checklist, the Moderator,
the Town Clerk, and the Town Council shall constitute the Board of
Election Officers. The Moderator shall be the Chairman. The Town Clerk
shall serve as the Clerk of the Board. An “eligible” member
shall be defined as someone who is not disqualified by state law.
There shall be a Moderator of the Town who shall have all the
powers and duties granted by this Charter and state law. The Moderator
shall be elected at large at the regular Town election for a term
of two years. The Moderator shall have the power to appoint all election
officials except those which this Charter or state law requires to
be elected or otherwise appointed. The Moderator shall determine whether
all ballots from all polling places are to be counted in one or more
locations. Vacancies in the office of Moderator shall be filled pursuant
to state law.
The Supervisors of the Checklist shall have such powers and
duties as are specified under state law.
The Town Clerk shall prepare separate ballots to be used at
all local referenda and at elections at which Town officers are chosen.
The ballots shall contain in appropriate sections the names of all
candidates in such order as permitted by state law, without party
designation. Below the list of names of the candidates of each office
there shall be as many blank spaces as there are offices to be filled
at the election. No titles, military, professional or otherwise, shall
accompany the name of any candidate on the ballot.
All the ballots cast at each election shall be preserved, maintained,
and sealed as required by state law.