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It's a very interesting question though, G/S and the answer depends a lot on what the governing regulations of the particular entity happen to be.  Here's one from North Carolina.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/18/nob...-n-c-town/

So what's next for the town with a population of about 117?

The positions will all be write-ins come November. One sticking point for the election is that all the candidates have to live inside city limits. Only 87 people do, Shaw said.