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ORD 57-60 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONORDINANCE NO. 60 AN ORDINANCE pertaining to M~nicipal Election. BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Winslow, Washington: Section l: That a Town election for the Town of Winslow ~hall be held on the second Tuesday of March, 1958. Section 2: That said election shall be open ~o voters from eight o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock in the evening. Section ~: Said election shall be held at the Town Hall in ~inslow, Washington. Section 4: The Board of Election shall consist of one inspector and two Judges and shall be appointed by the Town Council at its first regular meeting in February, 1958. Section 5: All elective candidates for municipal office for the Town of Winslow, Washington shall be first nominated by caucus as hereinafter provided. Section 6: A c~ucus shall consist of an organized group of qualified electors of the Town of Winslow, 'Washington, not less than 25 in number, espousing a political party or principle. Section 7: Such political party or principle as referred to in Section 6 shall be expressed in not over five words in length. Section 8: Notice of the meeting of any caucus at which candidates of any election shall be chosen shall be given by the presiding officer of such caucus to the Town Clerk, who will publish the same as by law provided, at least ten days prior to the date fixed for the holding of such caucus. Notice shall contain the time and place designated by such presiding officer. The caucuses provided for in thi~ Ordinance must be held on or before January 15, 1958- Section 9: The names of the candidates nominated at such meeting of a caucus shall be duly certified by the presiding officer thereof to the Town Clerk within five days following the holding of such caucus, and said certificate shall contain the name of the candidate, his residence address, his business, the office for which he is nominated, and shall be signed by not less than 25 voters residing in the Town of Winslow. No person shall participate in more than one caucus or Join the nomination of more than one person for each office to be filled. Section lO: The names of the candidates so certified shall be printed on the ballot under the n~mes of the political party or principle so nominating them. Section ll: The laws of the State of Washington shall govern in all cases wherein this Ordinance has not provided. Section 12: This Ordinance shall become effective when it shall have been passed by the Town Council and signed by the Mayor. PASSED by the Town Council of the Town of Winslow, Ws. shington, and amproved by its Mayor this 3rd day of December, 1957. Attest: Clerk