(Published in the McAlester News-Capital July 9th, 2017.) NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TOWN OF QUINTON BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF QUINTON, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING OFFICERS OF SAID TOWN THAT: 1. A FILING PERIOD SHALL BE OPENED BY THE COUNTY ELECTION BOARD BEGINNING AT 8:00 A.M. MONDAY JULY 24, 2017, AND ENDS AT 5:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2017. 2. A NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2017. 3. ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY ELECTION BOARD. 4. CANDIDATES MUST BE REGISTERED VOTERS AT AN ADDRESS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY AND RESIDENTS FOR AT LEAST (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO FILING. 5. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL BE NONPARTISAN, AND ALL CANDIDATES SHALL FILE AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT (1) TRUSTEE WILL BE NOMINATED AND ELECTED AT LARGE FOR THE FOLLOWING TERM. TRUSTEE------------- UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING APRIL 2019 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT EACH CANDIDATE MUST BE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR BY VIRTUE OF BEING A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY FOR AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO FILING A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, ADOPTED THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2017 /s/ALLEN MILLER ACTING MAYOR ATTEST: /s/ CARLA MONTGOMERY TOWN CLERK
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