LEONARDTOWN ELECTION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING AS A
CANDIDATE
Election of three (3)
Council Members of the Town of Leonardtown will be held on Tuesday, May 6,
2014.
Notice is hereby given that an
election of three (3) Council members of Leonardtown shall be held on Tuesday,
May 6, 2014, and that the polls shall be open at the Town Office, 41660
Courthouse Dr., Leonardtown, Maryland, between the hours of 12:00 PM and 7:00
PM, on said date, for voting.
The deadline for filing is Monday,
April 21, 2014 at 4:30 PM. Candidates may file at the Town Office, 41660
Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, Maryland.
In order to hold elective or appointive office as Mayor or
as a Town Council member one must be a citizen of the United States, a resident
of the Town for at least one (1) year, and at least twenty-one (21) years of
age. Property ownership alone does not qualify for election or appointment as a
Town Councilmember.
Deadline for registration to vote is
Friday, April 18, 2014 at 5:00 pm. Visit the Board of Elections office at 41650
Tudor Hall Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650, Monday through Friday, between the
normal business hours of 8:00 am through 5:00 pm or call 301-475-7844 ext. 1610
to request an application to be mailed to you or for more detailed information
go to: http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/supervisorofelections/index.asp
or by calling 301-475-9791. To obtain
forms or for any questions, please call 301-475-9791 or go online at
Leonardtown.somd.com or email Leonardtown.commissioners@verizon.net
Deadline for submitting a
completed application for an Absentee Ballot is
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the
Town Office by 4:30 pm.
Deadline for Obtaining Emergency
Ballot is Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Emergency ballots are for any voter who becomes unable to go personally
to the polls because of illness or infirmity or condition of employment that
occurred after the deadline for submittal of application for Absentee Ballot
(April 29, 2014).
Voting
Qualifications
To qualify to vote in a Town Election one must be registered. To register, one must be a citizen of the
United States and at least eighteen (18) years of age, and have been a resident
of the Town for a period of at least thirty (30) days preceding the election.
