[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Edmonston 2-10-1997 by Ord. No. 96-002 (Ch. 15A of the 1997 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 34-1, Definitions, and 34-2, Election officers, were repealed 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01]
The Town Clerk is designated to provide support to the Supervisors of Elections, to include without limitation to receive filings, candidate petitions, applications for absentee ballots and to certify candidate petitions.
The election officers or Town Clerk-Treasurer, if designated in lieu of the election officers, shall be in charge of any supplemental registration lists, nominations and all Town elections.
Notice of elections shall be as provided for in § 7A of the Town Charter.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01]
All eligible persons registered to vote with the Prince George's County Board of Supervisors of Elections who reside in the Town shall be considered registered voters of the Town.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01]
Any person eligible to vote in the Town may register to vote with the Prince George's County Board of Supervisors of Elections.
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Editor's Note: Former § 34-8, Term of registration, was repealed 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01.
The election officers shall register all citizens of the Town who are at least 18 years of age at the time of application and who possess the qualifications necessary to entitle them to register as legally qualified voters of the State of Maryland.
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Any person eligible to vote and desiring to register may register by registration with the County Board of Supervisors of Elections or by registration with the election officers or the Town Clerk-Treasurer.
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The registration of voters shall be entered on books provided by the Mayor and Town Council which shall be kept in the custody of the Town Clerk-Treasurer.
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Persons whose names appear on the list of registered voters shall make application to the County Board of Supervisors of Elections requesting name or address changes.
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Person whose names appear on the supplemental list shall notify the election officers or Town Clerk-Treasurer of a name or address change.
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Editor's Note: Former § 34-12, Universal registration, was repealed 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-OR-01]
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Any qualified voter of the Town may vote in any municipal election by absentee ballot.
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Requests to vote by absentee ballot must be received by the Supervisors of Elections not later than the Tuesday prior to any Town election.
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After the Tuesday preceding an election through the close of business on the day preceding an election, any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may apply, in person or through a duly authorized agent who appears in person, to the Supervisors of Elections for an emergency absentee ballot.
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Upon receipt of the application, the Supervisors of Elections shall issue to the applicant, or a duly authorized agent, an absentee ballot which shall be marked by the voter and returned as directed to the Supervisors of Elections.
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The Supervisors of Elections shall mail absentee ballots to qualified voters, at the timely request of those voters, not less than six days prior to the election.
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Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the Supervisors of Elections prior to the closing of the polls on election day.