The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-29


iop propositions aud other matters.
N any, Go be voted on WITH appros
PIRATE directions 60 voters printed
Ia a conspicuous position.
Section 10. The city CLERK shal !
cause a sufficient number OF official
ballots 90 De printed. IN form a.
herein prescribed. and distributed 20
tho election Officers for use IN the
respective voting precincts thfoush Z
out the city tie shall also nave
printed sufficient number ~
sample ballots. upon paper Or ali
feront color. but otherwise tdentlchi
with tho ballot Go De used 81 thr
election. aud shall mail one sue =
sample ballot g. each rrkistrtsn
voter az least seven days betor" the
section "a Immediately after the
closing 81 tho polls. the Judges ana
inspectors 81 election shall thrn anu
there. without removing tho tel9t
box from the place where me pa.
lots we're east proceed % can Neen
the votes. entering tho total mum
her thereof On the tally sheets pro
Vifed therefor. They shall sntor ~.
number ~ the first second. Wll y
ard further choice votes for eAch
Icanaidatc on said tally sheets. and
a. soon ha such canvass u cHmplrt .
cd a return thereof shall be nikhrh
BY the judges and inspsctafT -
.curely developed and sealed. hhn
forthwith delivered 90 the city CLERK
by one % theiF number.
Directions 20 election officers N
conformity with this section, shall
be printed conspieuuualy on the telly
sheets furnished by the CLERK
on the sirst Friday evening AFTER
Tho election. the city council SHAT
AZ eight o'clock = m. meet ana pr
coed to canvass the returns q snch
election aud shall therouPon declare
the result
section ~. A haiio, marked Win
a cross opposite uue nnme. w ~ y
other mark. shalt bc treated exAetly
as 10 II had been marked with the
figure II" opposite che same name.
II the same number Or mark -
placed opposite more than ohe can
dldatc for the same Office. such con .
fiictinx preference shall not count
fa1 Candidates receiving a ma /.
jortty OF all fret choice votes cas-,
FOR any offtc. shall be elected ~
no candidate receives a majority ei
tho first choice votes cast Tor the
office In question. a canvass shall
then 10 made OF the ascead ehoic
votes received ~ the candidates Tor
such offirs. The total 81 second
choice votes % each candidate shall
then be divided BY two and the
auatieut fdlsrexnriing frAeiionst
added 20 tho first choice votes -.
rrfvtI hy such candidate. ana ~"
ca ndidate who ty such aIdtflpn
shall receive a majority % All tifnt
second choice votes AZ one-haif VAL
uei shall be elected
OBJ ~ no candidate receives \
majority ~ adding first and second
choice votes as directed In the nest
preceding subsection, a canvass shall
votes received by the candidates Tor
said office. The total Of ihsFd choice
votes received by each candidate
shall then be divided by three, ana
the dueti.nt tdisressr.iins fraetionsl
added 70 tho combined first and see
ond choice votra for such eandidnie.
aud the candidate who by such add
tion shall receive n majority OF All
first second and third choice votes
counting second choice votes ~
votes at one-thiFdi shall b. elected,
fci n no candidate receive ma .
iorfty BY adding first, second ana
third choice votes. as directed N We
next preceding sgh.ections. the
process OF adding the next lower
preference shall be thus continued
until some candidate has a majority
81 all tho votes east for the office
In question counting second choice
votes at ono-haif value. third choice
votes at one.third value. fourth
choice votes az ons. fourth value. and
30 on 70 abe lowest prefersncea ct
pressed for any candidate for tho
office In auestinnl
"a 10 no candidate receive ma
jorlty by counting fret. second.
third and all further choices down
20 tho lowest preferences expressed
for the office In question, as direct
81 IN the next preceding subsections.
then tho candidate who receives the
hirh~st number of votes BY such nd-
dition Of all the preferences cx-
Draaeet shall be elected
Col A tie between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
Of the candidate having the high
rst number ~ first choice votes II
thia does not decide. then the high
est total number Of second choic.
votes shall determine the result "
they are also equal IN that respect
then tire process OF comparing the
next lower choices shall be contn
ued down 20 the lowest preference
Expressed for the candidates con-
cerned. and N this Atill results In a
tie IL shall be decided by lot under
the direction Of the canvaHHing
board.
a. A statement 81 such canvass
shall be made out and signed by the
president OF the council and filed
with the city clerk. who. within
three days thereafter, shall make
Tout and cause 20 be delivered TO EACH
person 40 elected n certificate Of
section Is No Informaiities IN con-
lductlug municipal elections shall
I lnvnliaats the same. II they have
been conducted fairly and in sub
stantial conformity with the re-
lqulrements OF Law.
section 10. The total expenditure
lhy or on behalf Of any one candi-
date, whether directly or Indirectly
shall not exceed five hundred dol.
lars In case OF candidate elected
at large, nor one hundred dollars In
lease 81 n candidate elected from \
district. This shall not include films
fees nor the cost OF printing and
mailing circulars 10 voters.
No candidate. nor any person. as
ISOLATION or organization on his be.
half directly or Indirectly. shall pay
lor cause any person TO be paid, IN
leash or by any other material In,
ducement. for work IN his behalf nj
1.-The polls on election day.
A violation OF any OF the provi.
sions OF this section by any candi-
date. or by any person, association
or orgf ntzation IN his behalf and
with his knowledge, shall disauallfJ
him from holding tho office fol
which ne II a candidate.
Every candidate for m ole rtlve Of
/ flee shall. within five days after
tho election, make and file with th'
clerk an affidavit that he has not
Violated any Of the provisions ol
this section. which shall euumerat'
sret lflcaiiy the prohibitions In thii
section. and shall contain com.
lpiofs itemized statement OF expendi
lures Of money in such election. ant
81 the giving OF any other consid
Grafton or promise. nv him ar b1
lanv other person In his behalf
I section 70. A. least twenty day.
prior 20 any election. tn" city coun
lrit shall designate ono place OF vot
ling In each precinct and shall ap,
nolnt such Judges and trNpc ctnrs fol
each place ~ voting 49, may be re
lauired by the general laws 81 th'
state for state and county elections
Section ~. ~ all elections III,
vote shall be by ballot. and the POLL
shall he opened at eight o'clock n
m. and close at eight o'clock D. m
The manner Of conducting and vot
ling NJ elections under this charter
lopenlnR and closing 81 polls. keep
ling the poll lists. canvaasing tn
votes. declaring the result and Ger
liifvtne the returns. shall be IA,
Same ~ provided hy the laws Of thi
sfnfe Tor tho state and county eiec
iinna the~ein eNcept aH otherwia,
furoVfdsd IN tbfs charter