File #: 20-033    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 1/22/2020 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 2/11/2020 Final action: 2/11/2020
Title: To set poll hours and polling location for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary/Special Referendum Election as 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Windham High School's Auxiliary Gym.
Attachments: 1. 20-033 Cover Sheet

I.                     Council Action Requested.

Title

To set poll hours and polling location for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary/Special Referendum Election as 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Windham High School’s Auxiliary Gym.

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II.                     Basis for Council Action.

 

Council approval of this item is required because;

 

a.                     21-A M.R.S.A. § 626 requires the municipal officers set the time for the opening of polls, which must be between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and

b.                     Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Charter “[t]he Town Council, hereinafter called the ‘Council’, shall be and constitute the municipal officers of the town.”

 

III.                     Issue Summary.