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Chapter 6 Elections
Chapter 6
Elections
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Bowie
11-6-1989
by
Ord. No. O-19-89
(Ch. 6 of the 1989 Code); amended in its entirety
3-2-2026
by
Ord. No. O-2-26
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
In General
§ 6-1
Definitions; word usage; computation of time.
§ 6-2
Election districts.
§ 6-3
Appointment of Board of Elections.
§ 6-4
Duties of Board of Elections.
§ 6-5
Registration records of Board of Elections.
§ 6-6
Oath of appointees to Board of Elections.
§ 6-7
Compensation of Board of Elections.
§ 6-8
Vacancies and removal of members of Board of Elections.
§ 6-9
Notice of elections.
§ 6-10
(Reserved)
§ 6-11
Chief Judges and Judges of Elections.
§ 6-12
Establishment of candidacy.
§ 6-13
Withdrawal of candidacy.
§ 6-14
Conduct at polling places.
§ 6-15
Hours of voting.
§ 6-16
Challengers and watchers.
§ 6-17
Record of persons voting.
§ 6-18
Errors in registration not to prevent voting.
§ 6-19
Ballots.
§ 6-20
Names of candidates on ballots.
§ 6-20.1
Write-in candidates.
§ 6-21
Questions on ballot.
§ 6-22
Specimen ballots.
§ 6-23
Challenge of right to vote.
§ 6-24
(Reserved)
§ 6-25
Tabulation of votes.
§ 6-26
Voting equipment authorized.
§ 6-27
(Reserved)
§ 6-28
Time allowed for voting.
§ 6-29
Recount of ballots.
§ 6-30
Absentee voting.
§ 6-30.1
Recall.
§ 6-31
Instructions; preparation and submittal of forms.
§ 6-32
Interpretation.
§ 6-33
Violations and penalties.
Article II
Registration of Voters
§ 6-34
Voter lists.
§ 6-35
(Reserved)
§ 6-36
(Reserved)
§ 6-37
Qualifications of voters.
§ 6-38
through § 6-40. (Reserved)
§ 6-41
Registration.
§ 6-42
Procedure for change of address or name.
§ 6-43
Universal registration.
§ 6-44
(Reserved)
§ 6-45
Form of permanent registration.
§ 6-46
through § 6-48. (Reserved)
§ 6-49
Temporary certificates of registration.
§ 6-50
through § 6-54. (Reserved)
§ 6-55
Copies of registration lists.
§ 6-56
(Reserved)
§ 6-57
Preservation of records.
Article III
Questions
§ 6-58
Certification.
§ 6-59
Petition signature requirements.
§ 6-60
Misrepresentation concerning petition contents.
§ 6-61
Unlawful petition acts.
§ 6-62
(Reserved)
§ 6-63
Effect of question concerning validity of petition signature.
§ 6-64
Enforcement.
§ 6-65
Result of votes.
Article IV
Fair Election Practices
§ 6-66
Applicability of article.
§ 6-67
Distribution of summary of election laws.
§ 6-68
Appointment of campaign treasurer; candidate joining ticket or slate.
§ 6-69
Appointment of treasurer by political committee; reports.
§ 6-70
Contributions and expenditures to pass through treasurer.
§ 6-71
Books, records and receipts of treasurer.
§ 6-72
Contributions of candidate.
§ 6-73
Limits of contributions.
§ 6-74
Expenditures by treasurer.
§ 6-75
Election reports to be filed by treasurer.
§ 6-76
Form of report of expenditures and contributions.
§ 6-77
Requirements of election reports.
§ 6-78
Custody of reports.
§ 6-79
Advertising requirements; rates.
Article V
Council Election Districts
§ 6-80
Geographical boundaries of Districts I, II, III and IV.