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Town of Mashpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2004 body. The person chosen to fill any such vacancy shall serve in such office until the next regular town election, at which the balance of the unexpired term, if any, shall be filled by the voters. j (2) Board of Selectmen -If there is a failure to elect or if a vacancy occurs in the office of selectman and more than one hundred and eighty days remain before the next regular town election will occur, the remaining selectmen shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. The Board of selectmen shall also call a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of selectman if less than one hundred and eighty days remain before the next regular town election will occur upon the request in writing of two hundred voters,provided, however, that no such special election shall be held within one hundred and twenty days of a regular town election. (3) Town Officer- If there is a failure to elect, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of town clerk, the board of selectmen shall, in writing, appoint some suitable person to serve in such office until the next town election. a ORecall of Elected Officials - Any person, who holds an elected town office, with ' more than six months remaining of the term of office,may be recalled from the office by the voters, in the manner provided in this section. (1) Recall Petitions-Twenty-five or more voters may file with the town clerk an affidavit and a statement of the grounds for recall. If the said petition is found P.� to be valid, the town clerk shall thereupon deliver to the ten persons first named on such petition blank forms demanding said recall. These blanks, available from the town clerk, may be completed by printing or typewriting; they shall contain the names of the ten persons to whom they are issued and the grounds for recall as stated in the affidavit;they shall demand the election of a successor to the office; they shall be dated and signed by the town clerk. The recall petitions shall be returned to the office of the town clerk within twenty days following the date they are issued, signed by at least twenty percent of the total number of persons registered to vote as of the date of the most recent town election. i The town clerk shall, within twenty-four hours following such filing, submit the petitions to the board of registrars of voters which shall within five days thereafter, certify thereon the number of signatures which are the names of voters. i (2) Recall Elections - If the petitions shall be certified by the board of registrars of voters to be sufficient, the town clerk shall forthwith give notice, in writing, of said petition to the officer whose recall is sought. If said officer does not resign his office within five days following delivery of said notice, r the board of selectmen shall order a special election to be held not less than . sixty-five nor more than ninety days after the date of the certification of the town clerk that the petition is sufficient;provided,however,if a regular town n. election is to be held within one hundred and twenty days,the recall election shall be held at such time in conjunction with such regular election. If a vacancy occurs in the office after a recall election has been ordered, the 9 __MINN