The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-08

ltf any. 20 he voted on, Win appfo,
lpriate directions 70 voters printed
In conspicuous position.
section 49, The city clerk shat
cause a sufficient number Of officia
ballots Co he printed Ca form a.
herein prescribed. ana distributed V
tho election officers Tor use Ia ~
respective voting precincts through
/ out the city. lilo shall atho haNs
printed a sufficient number 81
sample ballots. upon paper or on
feFent color. but otherwise idsnuSa
with the ballot 60 he used AT ths
election. and shall mail one suct
sample ballot 20 each reEistefes
voter az least seven days before th'
election.
SECTION ia Immediately after ths
closing Of tho polls the Judges 49,
inspectors 81 election shall then An.
there. without removing the halle'
box from tho place where the VA
lots were east, proceed 70 eAhNaNs
the votes. entering the totat hNsn
bcr thereof on tho tally sheeus
Vidrd therefor. They shall enter Nv
number Of tho first second, thlfa
aud further choice votes fef ga
candidate on said tally sheets. e.1
as soon as such canvass - e"taF.sN
81 return thereof shall hs ss
BY the Judges and Inspector
cureix auVeioned and sealed. Ana
forthwith delivered 90 the city etesh
BY on. Of their number. ~ A..
Directions 20 election otficer ~
conformity with this section. hS ,,
he printed conspteuousiy on me tasA9
sheets Furnished by the clerk.
on the first Friday evening stts'
1.-The election. the city counctl sha.s
at eight o'clock =. III. meet ana ptn
coed 10 canvass the returns o. 49,
election and shail thereupon declare
the result
section n A ballot marked with
cross opposite ono name. VIII "
ether mark. shall be treated ehaS9ty
as II Il had hecn marked Win 20
figure 49, opposite the came name
II IN, same number or mark u
placed opposite more than one car
aidAte Tor the same office. sueh con
flicting preference shah not e"S"'
fa1 Candidates. receiving a ma
i0rttv OF an first rheie~ votes cas-
Tor any office shall be elected !,
no candidate receives majority ~
tbs fret choice votes cast Tor w.
office In question. canvass sh SIS.
votes ot received ~ the candidates Tor
such offies. Tho total - sscoag I
choice votes % each candidate shal ]
th~n ha divided by two ana the
auotisnt fdi,reEardtuE fractions
addsd % the fret chelss Nosos ~
canaidate who BY such ADDITION
shall receive a majority OF all fiFA'
and second choice votes trnnutlH
second choice votes At oue-hAlf val
ue4 shall b. elected
M ~ no candidate receives a
ma tortty hy adding first and s~eon I
choice votes as directed In the nsh
preceding subsection, a Canvas. shal'
then Re made 81 tho thiff choice
votes sses'vs1 ~ ,ss 81 ss1 ,sias esoiss
votes received by each candidst.
shall then be divided BY three. ara
ths auatient (ilsregarding fractions
adiea 20 the combined first ann 80
ard tie candidate who by such aidi /,
tion shall receive majority of AZ
ftrwt. second and third choice votes
fcounting second choice votes
ous-haif value and third ehc'cs
vote. al on--thirat shall be elected
fc1 IN no candidate receive = ma.
tority by adding first, second and
thirf choies votes. as directed IN the
next preceding subsections. hs
process 81 adding the next loweI
until some candidate IA. a majority
% ali the votes east for the office
I'm question trnuntinR second chotcs
votes at oue.haif value. third eheics
votes At one-thtrf value. fourth
choice votes at nna. fourth value. and
40 on to the lowest preferences ex.
pressed for any candidate for the
office IN ausstinu.l
tf) ~ no candidate. receive rrs-
jority by counting FIRST second.
third and ali further choices dow
10 the lowest preference, expressed
for tho office IN question. AZ direct
ed In the next preceding subsectious
then the candidats whn receives the
highest number 81 votes ~ such sd-
fition OF ali tho preferences ex-
fe1 A tie between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
Of the candidate having the htEh
est number % first choice votes II
this does not decide. then the high
est total number % second ehoics
votes shall determine the result "
| they are also equal In that rsspec
then the process Of comparing the
next lower choices shall be coutin-
usd down 90 the lowest preference
eerned. and IL this attn results In a
tie II shall be decided by lot under
the direction Of the eanvassing
board
shall be made out and signed BY ths
president Of the council and filed
with the city clerk. who, within
three days thereafter, shall make
out and cause 20 be delivered to each
person 40 elected certificate OF
section IA. No informaiities in con.
lductinE municipal elections shall
| invaiidate the same, II they have
| been conducted fairly and in sub
stantiai conformity with the re-
section 10. The total expenditure
lby or on behalf Of any one canft-
date, whether directly or Indirectly
shall not exceed five hundred dol
lars in case Of candidate elected
at large. nor one hundred dollars in
case 81 candidate elected from a
district. This shall not include filing
/ fees nor the cost OF printing and
mailing circulars 70 voters.
| No candidate. nor any person. as
ISOLATION or organization on his be
| half. directly or indirectly. shat pay
or cause any person 10 be paid. in
leash or by any other material In
ducemsnt. for work In his behalf al
/ the polls on election day.
A violation OF any OF the provf-
sions OF this section by any candi-
date. or BY any person. association
or orRp nization In nj. behalf and
with bis knowledge shall disquslIfy
/ him from holding the office foi
which he II a candidate.
Every candidate for an elective Of.
/ fics shall. within five days after
/ the election, make and file with the
clerk an affidavit. that no has not
violated any OF the provisions OF
this section, which shall enumeratr
speeificaiiy the prohibitions In thi,
section. and shall contain n com.
plete ttemiEad statement or erpeudi
lures OF money In such election. and
LOT the giving of any other conzid.
I GRAFTON or promise. by him or hy
any other person in HIS behalf
Section 20 A. least twenty day.
prior to any election. tho city coun.
lcli shall designate one place 81 yft.
ling IN each precinct ana shall ap.
point such judges and inspectors foi
each otmrc Of voting na may he re.
auired by tho general laws Of ths
state for state and county elections
Section 81 At all elections tn,
vote shall he bv ballot and the noll,
shall be opened A. eight o'clock n
/ m and close at eight O'Clock o. m
THE manner ~ conducting ana vot.
ling Mt elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls, keen.
ling the poll lists canvaasine N.
votes declaring the result and Ger,
ttfyinR the returns, shall he IN,
me ha provided by the laws Of mi,
state for the state and county cleo
tions therein. except NJ otherwis,
lproVided IN this charter
Section ~. The city clerk. undel
the direction ~ the city council