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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:300.0pt'><td width=385 valign=top style='width:288.75pt;padding:2.25pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;height:300.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Town of Riverdale Park</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>In compliance with the terms of the Charter of the Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland, an election will be held</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Tuesday, June 14, 2016, To elect Ward 1 Council Member</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Riverdale Park Town Hall, 5008 Queensbury Road</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Candidates for office must file Petition and Financial Disclosure Affidavits with the Election Judges at the Town Hall no later than 5 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2016, in order to have their names on the official ballot. (Financial Disclosure affidavits and filing Petition forms are available at the Riverdale Park Town Hall.) There is a $25.00 filing fee for all candidates.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> All citizens, eighteen years of age or older, who have resided in the town of Riverdale Park for 45 days or more preceding Tuesday, June 14, 2016, and who are registered to vote in the Town of Riverdale Park, will be entitled to vote.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> All residents who wish to qualify to vote in a town election must be registered with Prince George's County Board of Elections.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Article V of the Town Charter:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>§ 202: Qualifications of Council Member</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>A council member shall be at least 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States. He shall have resided within the corporate limits of the town for at least six (6) months immediately preceding election and shall be a qualified voter of the ward from which elected. A council member shall retain throughout his term of office all the qualifications necessary for his election and failure to retain all such qualifications shall cause a forfeiture of his office.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Geraldine Gee, Chief Judge</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#535353'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>