[Amended 11-6-2018]
The regular election for the choice of members of the Town Council, Budget Committee, Planning Board shall be held on the second Tuesday of June, unless otherwise established by Council ordinance. All such elections shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis and without party designations on the election ballot. The Council may, by resolution, order a special election at any time to fill vacancies.
Any qualified voter of the town may be nominated for an elected position by the use of nomination papers in accordance with the statutes of the State of Maine. The procedure for nomination papers shall be the same as for state elections, with twenty-five (25) signatures being required.
[Amended 11-7-1995; 11-6-2018]
The provisions of the statutes of the State of Maine relating to the qualifications of voters, the registration of voters, the nomination for any office, the manner of voting, the duties of election officers and all other particulars relative to preparation for, conducting and management of elections, so far as they may be applicable, shall govern all municipal elections, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, and no Town Councilor, Budget Committee member, Planning Board member shall be deemed elected to their said office unless they receive a minimum of twenty-five (25) votes at said election.
The voting places for municipal elections shall be those which have been or may hereafter be established for state elections.
The Town Clerk shall, ten (10) days before any election, appoint a warden and a clerk in addition to the regular ballot clerks, for each voting place. Such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Council.
[Added 11-4-2014; 11-6-2018]
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Charter, no Council member, or Budget Committee member shall seek reelection to their respective office for more than one additional consecutive term. No person who has served either four or more successive years, or has been elected to two successive terms on the Council, and/or Budget Committee, shall be eligible for either appointment or election to their respective body within 36 months of his/her last serving as a member. The provisions of this amendment shall apply to current as well as future Council members, and Budget Committee members and shall apply to all appointments or elections, whether for district or at-large seats.