[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Commissioners of the Town
of Westernport as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-5-2015 as
Ch. 37 of the 2015 Code]
All voter registration will be conducted as directed by the
Board of Supervisors of Elections. Registration will be conducted
at a time and place to be designated and publicized by the Board as
outlined in the Town Charter. Registration data will contain the following
information for all voters:
All voters will be required to take the following oath at the
time of registration: "I solemnly swear that the information I have
offered, concerning my registration as a voter in the Town of Westernport,
is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief."
A.
Voters who are unable to present themselves for registration but are otherwise qualified to vote in the Town elections may be registered by sending a letter to the Board of Supervisors of Elections requesting such registration and providing the information required in § 48-1 above.
B.
The voter registration oath will be properly certified by a notary
public and will accompany the request for registration.
Qualified and registered voters who are unable to present themselves
for voting on election day may request an absentee ballot. Such ballot
will be mailed to the absentee voter as soon as feasible after it
is determined that the requestor is properly entitled to vote. The
completed ballot must arrive in the Town mail not later than election
day.[1]
