Any candidate for City office who wishes to have her or his name placed on the ballot for the November 3, 2015 City Election must receive a nomination and a second at the Nominating Caucus. The Nominating Caucus will convene in the Auditorium at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, September 29.

Participants should plan to arrive early to check in to receive credentials to nominate or second the nomination of a candidate. The check-in table will open at 7:00 PM.

Information for Nominating Caucus Participants

• Review the Nominating Caucus agenda.
• To nominate a candidate for City Council or to second a nomination, an individual must be a registered voter in the ward of the candidate.
• To nominate a candidate for Mayor or to second a nomination, an individual must be a registered voter of the City.
• Nominations or seconds are limited to three minutes.
• Candidates must be eligible to hold office in order to have their names placed on the ballot.

The Nominating Caucus will convene at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, to accept nominations of candidates for Mayor and Councilmember. The meeting will take place in the Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland. Only registered Takoma Park voters may participate in the Nominating Caucus. Residents may register on site before the meeting is called to order.

Nominations of candidates for Mayor shall be made on motion by any qualified voter of the city, and if such nomination is seconded by a qualified voter of the City, the person so nominated shall be considered a candidate. Nomination of each candidate for Councilmember shall be made on motion of any qualified voter of her/his ward, and if such nomination is seconded by a qualified voter of his/her ward, the person so nominated shall be considered a candidate.

Any nominated candidate may decline a nomination during the nomination meeting. A person may only accept a nomination of one city office. The name of each person nominated for the office of Mayor and Councilmember shall be placed upon the official ballot unless he/she shall file a declination with the City Clerk within three (3) days after his/her nomination.

Any person nominated as a candidate must meet the qualifications of the office for which she/he is nominated.

Link to additional information on nominations of candidates

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La Reunión Electoral de Nominación de Candidatos se llevará a el Martes, 29 de Septiembre del 2015 a las 7:30 p.m. Se aceptarán las nominaciones de candidatos para Alcalde y Miembros del Consejo en el Auditorio del Centro Comunitario de Takoma Park, 7500 Maple Avenue,. Sólo los residentes de Takoma Park que son votantes registrados podrán nominar o apoyar una nominación de un candidato. Si no está registrado para votar y desea participar en la reunión, residentes de Takoma Park podrán registrarse para votar antes que comience la reunión.

Las nominaciones de candidatos para Alcalde pueden realizarse por moción de cualquier votante de la ciudad, y si la nominación es segundada por otro(a) residente de Takoma Park, la persona nominada será considerada como candidato. La nominación de cada candidato para Miembro del Consejo puede realizarse por moción de cualquier votante de su distrito y si la nominación es segundada por otro(a) residente del mismo distrito, la persona nominada será considerada candidato. Cualquier candidatos nominado puede declinar su nominación durante la reunión.

Una persona puede aceptar una nominación para un solo cargo municipal. El nombre de cada persona nominada para la Alcaldía o el Consejo será colocado en la boleta oficial para las elecciones municipales del 3 de Noviembre a menos que él/ella se presente ante de la Secretaria Municipal para declinar su candidatura tres (3) días después de su nominación.

Cualquier persona nominada como candidato deben cumplir con los requisitos del puesto para cual es nominado(a).

Para más información viste la página de Nominaciones de Candidatos