ORD 47-05 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS & CAUCUSES WASHIN6TON ,~>t~m~ H. W. ALLEN, OWNER
An Ordinance pertaining ~o annual municipal elections and to
caucuses.
We it ordained by the Council of the Town of Winslow|
~ctlon 1--Tha~he annual general election for the Town of Win-
slow shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in December of each year, and said election shall be open to
voters from twelve o'clook noon until eight o'clock in the
evening on th 'd date.
wn o 1 o shall consist of
one inspwctor and two Judges, who shall be appointed by the Town
Council at its first regular meeting in November of each year.
Section ~---Notiwe of said election shall be given at least
~ty days preceding such election; shall be signed by~he town
clerk; shall designate the place, the time, the offices to be
filled, and the propositionl (if any) to be voted on; and shall
be published once in the official newspaper and posted on the
door of the polling place.
Section~---Tha~ all elective candidates for municipal office of the
~wcn of Winslow, ~ashington~shall be first nominated by a
caucus as hereinafter provide~, and the name of no candidate for
such offiwe shall be Orinten upon the offiwial ballot unless such
candidates shall have been first nominated' by such caucus.
~eotion 5--- A caucus shall consist of an organized group of
~ified electors of the Town of ~instow, not less than ten in
nnmber, espousing a political party or principal and may be
organized at any time.
Se~_lon 6--- Notice of the meeting ol any caucus of which
candidat~ for election shall be chosen shall be given by the
~own clerk in the manner required by law upon request of the ~
presiding ofiicer of such caucus at least 2_~4~e~ty-$ne (~lJ
· days prior tothe date fixed for the holding of such election
and such caucus shall be h~ld at least ten days subsequeht
to such notice at a time and place designated by such presiding
officer and designated in such notice,
S~tion 7--- lhe names of the candidates nominated at such
meeting of a caucus shall be duly certified by the presiaing a
officer or secretary thereof to the e~wn Clerk at least ten
days prior to such election.
S~otion 8--- No person shall pertioipate in more than one caucus
or Join the nomination of more than one person for each ofiice
to be fille2.
3e~_~ion 9---The names of the candidates so certified shall be
.r".ntsd on the halloS under the n~mes of the political party or
~eo~oa lO---~o~niag-he~all ~reven~ day. elector
votin~r ~y person for mnioipal office whether the. n~e of such "'
candidates shall appear upon the printed ballot or not.
Section 1~,--- This Ordinance shall become effective when it shall
have been passed by the Town Council, signed by the Mayor, attested
by the Clerk, ~d published once in t. he I official newspaper of the
all sees where otherwise not provided ~r in th~80~in~oe
ned by the Mayor after passage by'the Oo~cll': of'the
slow, October '28th, 19'4~.
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