§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots.
§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots. (a) Each municipality shall endorse the date and time of receipt on the ballot envelope of each absentee ballot received by the municipality. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for an absentee ballot to be counted pursuant to this chapter, an elector voting […]
§ 7577. Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by municipality.
§ 7577. Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by municipality. (a) Upon receipt of a ballot envelope the municipality, or a person authorized by the municipality, shall: (1) Ascertain the names of each elector as they appear on the face of each ballot envelope; (2) Ascertain from the information on the ballot envelope the municipal […]
§ 7578. Counting procedure for absentee ballots.
§ 7578. Counting procedure for absentee ballots. At any time between the opening and the closing of the polls on an election day, absentee election judges selected by a municipality’s board of elections, shall count absentee ballots at a properly noticed public meeting in the municipality’s offices or at the place of the election, at […]
§ 7554. Voter eligibility.
§ 7554. Voter eligibility. (a) Voter eligibility shall be as specified within the town charter; provided however, that in no event shall a municipality impose a durational residency requirement in excess of 30 days. (b) A municipality that uses the State’s Voter Registration System as the source of its list of registered voters must enter […]
§ 7555. Candidates; eligibility; declaration of candidacy.
§ 7555. Candidates; eligibility; declaration of candidacy. (a) Candidate eligibility shall be established in the town charter. (b) The procedure for declaration of candidacy shall be established in the town charter or by ordinance. (c) Unless otherwise specified in the town charter: (1) A candidate for municipal government shall not have been convicted of a […]
§ 7556. Election Officers; appointment; responsibilities; training.
§ 7556. Election Officers; appointment; responsibilities; training. Unless otherwise provided by town charter or code: (1) The municipality shall have sufficient Election Officers to conduct the elections. (2) The Inspector shall be the chief Election Officer in the polling place. (3) The Inspector shall determine all challenges and all other issues involving the conduct of […]
§ 7557. Conduct of the election.
§ 7557. Conduct of the election. (a) The Department of Elections shall make available training for Election Officers prior to each election on the operation of the voting machine and Election Day procedures, and provide each Election Officer and Board of Elections member a copy of the manuals and/or checklists for the election. (b) Election […]
§ 7557A. Complaint procedure; unlawful election activity altering result of election.
§ 7557A. Complaint procedure; unlawful election activity altering result of election. (a) A citizen of a municipality may submit a written complaint to the State Election Commissioner regarding any aspect of that municipality’s election activity that is contrary to state or federal law which altered or is reasonably likely to have altered the result of […]
§ 7558. Election results; recounts; contests.
§ 7558. Election results; recounts; contests. (a) A person certified as being elected shall not take office before the seventh day following certification of the election. (b) The municipal Board of Elections shall announce the results of an election as soon as possible following the close of the polls. (c) The municipal Board of Elections […]
§ 7541. Contents of notice of special election.
§ 7541. Contents of notice of special election. The special election shall be held on the date fixed by County Council pursuant to § 7540 of this title and shall be previously advertised by publishing a notice in a newspaper published within the County and having a general circulation therein, once in each of 2 […]