Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-02
PROPOSED ACT.l

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 PROPOSED ACT.l
 An Ast in addition to san act concerning commit
 mites and corporations"
 Hs if enacted b. the Senate and House of Repi G. seatativc~ in General Assembly convened:
 Any city or borough may by ordinance or by law adopt the plan of proportional representation herein described in the election of any city or borough officers of whom not less than four of the same class are to he chosen at one election.
 Any Slch city or borough may elect such officers by a general vote, or may divide itself into convenient districts for the purpose. or may elect part of such officer by such general vote and part by such district vote; but no district shall be formed for the election of less than four of any class of snch officers at one election; and for each of such districts separate nominations may he made, separate quota found and separate count had, as hereinafter described, as to such officers so tO be elected by districts.
 Sec Candidates may be nominated by any ten voters by registering the names of such candidates with the clerk of such city or borough, who shall published the same at the expense of such city or bo- rOaeh If such nominations are made not less than two days before the election, but any person moi so nominated may be vOSed for if he is otherwise eligible.
 Each voter shall vote, and each ballot shall be counted, for only one candidate, but any voter may place on his ballot the names of one or more substitutes, indicat- ing by numbers the order of his prefer eace among the names thereon.
 He number of votes (therein called fa qaotal necessary to elect a candidate to any Of the said offices shall be found by dividing the entire number of ballots cast tor aA the candidates to such office, by the eatlre number of persons to be elected Ga sacA osSce. and rejecting fractions from the qaoassak
 The halloks cast for each candidate shall ke coanted, eve1y candidate who shall re- crSve quota CT more than a quota of bal a0tS shall De elected. Every ballot cast Ear any candidate in excess of 8 quota sA&ll be transferred by the persons count lRg the votes Co the first of the susbsti- tMaRs named thereon who did not receive a faa a1Ota Of ballots on the preceding eumm2
 AfsEr all the surplus ballots arising on tAe axx4 count of the votes have been thus tKnmsfgRTe1, another count shall be made, and eAcA of the surplus ballots arising on $zneh seeoaa kshal be i'm like manner tRznzfewed to the first substitute in order aa Sach ballot who did not haee a full gE0ka of ballots on the next preceding co1nk The process of counting shall cautinne m the same manner till there are ID moce saEplus ballots to be transferred.
 Every eandidate who by the aid of bal lots ak any tine transferred to him shall receive quota or more than a quota of halko3x. shAEl be elected. and his surplus balls&s. if he have any. shall be transferred as aforesaid The surplus ballots to be trznsfexrea shall in every case be selected bs lCG
 If. when all the surplus ballots have hSen thus transferred, a sufficient number of persons shall not be elected, all the candidates having then less than one-half of quota of ballots shall be withdrawn, and each of their ballots shall be trans ferred to the first remaining substitute thereon not already elected in the man. nex aforesaid. If the said withdrawal w0ala reduce the number of remaining candidates then having some ballots to less than the number of persons remaining to be elected, only those candidates shall be withdrawn who have less than one-fourth, of a quota of ballots, or if such withdrawal would rednce the number of remaining candidates having some ballots to lesl than the number of persons remaining tC he elected, then only those candidate. shall be withdrawn as have not more thar One-eighh of Q quota of ballots, or il such wikhdmwal would reduce the number of such remaining candidates as aforesaid then only such candidates shall be with drawn as have not more than ten ballot. each; and if such withdrawal would re duce the number of the said remaining candidates as aforesaid, then no candi date ahan be withdrawn.
 After any of the withdrawals aforesaid ar If no withdrawal is made, the candi dates then having the most votes shall b, considered elected to the numberrequired Seniority of ago shall give precedence il case of e the vote when both of the candi dates between whom the tie occurs canno be elected.
 If, when any ballot ought to be trans ferred there issnO name thereon of an, person to whom such ballot can be trans ferred, such ballot shall not be countet for any candidate.
 Sec. 8. Any city or borough adoptin, the said plan of proportional representa- ton shall have power. by ordinance or b, law not inconsistent herewith
 To prescribe the manner of making ant publishing nominations, and the form Q ballOtn t0 be used; Co designate the time place and manner of counting the votes and (unless otherwise provided by: tn statutes Of this Statel the persons b whom tha count shall be made; to prt vide for filling vacancies; 70 require an returns or reports of the result of th count of the votes, in addition to thos otherwise required by law; to make an other necessary and proper regulations cary tbe above plan into effect and prt vide for the details thereof; and to enforc all the ordinances and bylaws above prt vided for by suitable penalties.