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<p>The charter stipulates the minimum process required to amend said
charter.</p>
<p>I believe the legislation proposed to expand and extend voting
rights is of sufficient impact as to beg for a much wider and more
active involvement of residents on this matter.<br>
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1008: Charter Amendment</div>
<div style="left: 180.033px; top: 752.897px; font-size: 20px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.971638);">This
charter may be amended in accordance with the provisions of
Article 23A of </div>
<div style="left: 413.483px; top: 776.297px; font-size: 20px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.975843);">the
Annotated Code of Maryland, provided, however, that no
amendment to this charter </div>
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font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.963228);">shall
be passed at the meeting at which it is introduced. At any
regular or special meeting </div>
<div style="left: 120.04px; top: 823.097px; font-size: 20px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.9678);">held
not fewer than six (6) nor more than sixty (60) days after
the meeting at which an </div>
<div style="left: 329.433px; top: 846.497px; font-size: 20px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.94027);">amendment
to this charter is introduced, it shall be passed, or passed
as amended, or </div>
<div style="left: 120.04px; top: 869.697px; font-size: 20px;
font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.971629);">rejected,
or have its consideration deferred. The amendment or a fair
summary thereof </div>
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font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.961158);">shall
be published at least once in a newspaper having general
circulation in the town </div>
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font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.96648);">before
it is acted upon by the council.<br>
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