The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-27
tpomielle Address,

| Insert here cor on separate bal
Hot propositions and other matters,
ltf any. to ha voted on, with appto .
PIRATE directions 20 voters printed
tn conspicuous position.
section 49, Tho city clerk shall
cnuac sufficient number Of official
ballots 20 be printed. IN form a.
therein prescribed. and distributed We
tho election officer. for use ~ We
Irrespective voting precincts through
out tho city. Ito shall also heN.
printed sufficient number ~
sample ballots. upon paper OF nlt
ferent color. but otherwise idontleAl
with the ballot 20 DO used az the
election. and shall mail one such
Aampls ballot 20 each reEiatrfed
voter at least seven days before the
election.
section IA. Immediately after ,hs
lciosinE 90 tho polls. tho Judges nhl
inspectors 81 election shall then and
there, without removing the halgt
box from tho place where tho BAL
llots were east. proceed 20 canvas
the votes, entering TIC t9tai mum
her thereof on the tally sheets pro
lytdrd therefor. They shall enter ne
humber OF tho first second, thifd
land further choice votes Tor eAf
Icandidats on said tally sheets. anh
as soon as such canvass Is complet .
/ ID a return thereof shall be signed
Ihy the Judges and inapeetors - /.
Icureiy anvvtoped and sealed. ana
forth with delivered % tho city CLERK
lhy one % their number. 4,
1 Directions to election officers, N
conformity with this section. shall
bs printed eonapicuoupiy on the tally
sheets furnished by the clerk.
| ON tho fiFst Friday evening sftsr
1.-THE election. the city council shali'
at eight o'clock . M, NEE, ana pte-
ceed 20 canvass the returns % such
election and shall thefrapon dee'Ar"
the result.
section ~. A bsiio, marked With
a cross opposite one name, with 10
other mark. shall be- treated stactly
as u II had been marked Win TIE
iftEure af~ opposite the same name
III the same number OF mark 10
placed opposite more than ono can
flietine preference shall not count
/ for either.
| fal Candidates receiving q ma
iority of all first choice Notes cas-,
Tor any office shall hs elected "
no candidate receives n majority or
IN. first choice votes cast for nc
offies In question, a canvass shsll
then be made OF the second choice
votes received by the candidates Tor
such offics. Ths total e seeen,1,
then be divided by two and The
Iduntient tdisrrEafdinE fracNinusf
added TO tho first rhgire votes re-
rstyri hy such candidate. ana the
candidate Who " sNAN I.
shall receive majority % all flrri
and second choics votes Counting
second choice votes At ons-half val
us1 shalt be elected
10 n no candidate rrceives a
majority hy adding first and second
lchotcs votes. as directed IN tho next
preceding subsection, a canvass shall
linen be mafs OF Tho third cholce
ivotes received By IN, candidates Tor
said office TIRE total Of ,hirf choice
Il - =
shall then be divided BY three, and
the auoticut fdisregnrfirK fracticns)
affsd 70 the combined first ard sec
oud choice vote. for such eandifais.
and the candidate who ~ such .ddi;
ton shall receive majority 81 AT
first. second and third ehoies votes
/ fcountlng second choice votes at
one-haif value and third choirs
votes at ons.thirdl shall DO elected.
/ (e) IL no candidate receive ma .
third choice votes. as directed In The
merit preceding sabsscuons. the
process Of adding the nsst lower
/ preference shall be thus continued
until some candidate has q majority
Of all the votes east for the office
In question frounfing second choice
votes at ons-half value. third choice
votes At one-third value. fourth
chntce votes a. one fourth value. and
80 on 20 the lowest preferences ss-
pressed for any candidate for tho
office in qaasti0n.l
1 tdi ~ no candidate receive a ma.
ljority by counting first second,
thira and all further choices dows
for the office IN question. az direct
"a In the next preceding ruhsectiona.
then the candidate who receives the
lhlHhest number Of votes ~ such sd-
idition Of all tho preferences ex-
lpresscd shall be elected.
fr) a tie between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
lof the candidate having IN. high
est number % first choice votes II
this does not decide. then tho high
est total number OF second choice
Votes shall determine tho result. II
they are also equal IN that respect
then the process Of comparing the
next lower choices shall be contin-
depressed for the candidates con-
lccrned. and II this stiii results In a
tie IL shall bs decided BY lot under
the direction Of tho cauvasslnK
board.
j 10 A statsmen, Of such canvass
shall be made out and signed BY tho
president OF the council and filed
with tho city clerk. who, within
Tout and cause 60 be delivered 20 each
lperson 80 elected certificate Of
detection.
SECTION Is. No infornail,ies in con
lductiuR municipal elections shall
llnvalidate the same, N they have
been conducted fairly and In sub .
stantiat conformity with tho re-
lquirsmcutH Of law.
Section No. The total expenditure
by or on behalf 81 any one candi-
date, whether directly or Indirectly.
shall not exceed five hundred doll
lars ia case Of candidate elected
at large, nor one hundred dollars in
case Of a candidate elected from a
-. "a -. Naaar
fees nor the cost OF printing and
ma Hing circulars TO voters.
No candidate. nor any person. as
lsociation or organization on his be-
half. directly or Indirectly. shall pay
lor cause any person to be paid. In
cash or by any other material in
ducement for work In his behalf az
the polls on election day.
A violation OF any OF the provi-
sions OF this section BY any cabdi-
date. or by any person, association
Ior organization In his behalf and
with his knowledge. shall dIsquaItfy
him from holding the office for
which ne IN n candidate.
flee shall, within five days after
the election, make and file with the
clerk an affidavit that he has not
violated any OF the provisions OF
this section. which shall enumerate
spec lfically the prohibitions In this
section. and shall contain n com
lplots itemlzed statement Of expendi
lures OF money In such election. and
OF the giving Of any other consid-
lsration or promise, by him or by
lanv other person In his behalf.
Section 20. AZ least twenty days
prior to any election. tho city coun-
lcii shall designate one place nf vot-
ling In each precinct ana shall APP
lpoint such Judges and inspectors FOR
each place ~ voting as may he re-
lquired by the general laws of the
state for state and county elections
section 81. ~ all elections the
vote shall he by ballot and the polls
shall be opened at eight o'clock a
, m. and close at eight o'clock %. m
The manner Of conducting and vot.
ing at elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls. keep.
Ing the poll lists. canvnssinR the
votes. declaring the result and cor.
ltifyinR tho returns. shall be Tho
same aa provided ~ the laws ~ this
: Rtnte for the state ana county eiac.
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