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question or contest put to electorate unless otherwise provided in this Charter or by ordinance.

Section 3. Voting shall be by secret ballot. All ballot cast shall be brought to the Lelu Town Office for counting.

Section 4. The Sroasr Masap shall establish rules for voter registration, filing for candidacy, vote counting, special elelction procedures, campaign practices and other matters necessary to ensure fair and honest elections. The Lelu Town Government may accept Kosrae State voter registration as valid for Lelu Town elections where the person wishing to vote is registered as a citizen of Lelu Town.

Section 5. Referenda shall be held on any question raised by petition which has been signed by a least one-third of the registered voters. Upon receipt of such petition by the Sroasr Masap or the Mayor, a referendum shall be held. If the petition is received within six months of a regularly scheduled election the question shall be included on the ballot at such election, unless the petition calls for an immediate vote of the people. A petition must propose a question that can be stated as a "Yes" or "No" proposition on the ballot.

Section 6. To be eligible to vote a person must be a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, reside in Kosrae, be registered as a citizen of Lelu, be at least eighteen years of age and must

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