This is to advise any Prospective Candidate for the Office of Town Council Member, to be voted on Monday, October 5, 2026, that they must personally appear at the Centreville Town Hall, 101 Lawyers Row, and file a Certificate of Nomination, as well as a Financial Disclosure Statement during normal business hours until 4:00 p.m. on the first Monday in August (August 3, 2026). Pursuant to the Town of Centreville Charter, no person shall file a Certificate of Nomination for more than one elective public office at any time.
Qualifications to be a Town Council Member are as follows:
-
Candidate must be at least twenty-five (25) years of age;
-
Candidate must have resided in the Town for at least two (2) years immediately preceding their election;
-
and Candidate shall be a registered voter of the Town of Centreville for at least six (6) months immediately preceding their election.
Two (2) seats are open for the October 5, 2026 election which is a three-year term.
All Certificates of Nomination and Financial Disclosure Statements must be filed in Town Hall during normal business hours until 4:00 p.m., Monday, August 3, 2026, to be eligible for inclusion on the October 5, 2026 ballot.
This is to advise all eligible voters in the Town of Centreville, Maryland that a regular election will be held at the Queen Anne’s County Office Building, Planning & Zoning meeting room, 110 Vincit Street, Centreville, Maryland on Monday October 5, 2026 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing two (2) Town Council Member for a three-year term. Each voter will be able to vote for up to two (2) candidates.
The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS AVAILABLE
Absentee ballots will be available beginning Tuesday September 1, 2026. If you are interested in receiving an absentee ballot, please submit an absentee ballot application to Town Hall which can be obtained one of the following ways:
-
on the Town’s website at www.townofcentreville.org,
-
emailing Gaye Adams gadams [at] townofcentreville.org (gadams[at]townofcentreville[dot]org),
-
at Town Hall, 101 Lawyers Row, Centreville, MD,
-
by contacting Town Hall at 410-758-1180.
Absentee ballot applications must be returned to Town Hall to receive the absentee ballot. Once the application is received and voter registration has been verified, a ballot will be mailed or may be picked up from Town Hall to complete. Absentee ballots may be requested for any reason until Monday September 28th at 4:30 p.m. The Town of Centreville takes no responsibility for delays that may occur with the postal service.
If you have any questions regarding the absentee ballot process, please contact Gaye Adams, Town Clerk, at 410-758-1180 ext. 15 or email at Gadams [at] townofcentreville.org (Gadams[at]townofcentreville[dot]org).