The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-26
Cpomiciis Address,

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Insert here cor on separate bal
IioU propositions and other matters
ltt any. to be voted ON, with appto.
PIRATE directions 60 voters printed
In a conspicuous position.
Section IS. The city clerk shall
cause sufficient number OF official
ballots Go be printed. In form az
lhcroiu prescribed, and distributed o.
the election officers Tor use Ia the
respectiv votinE. precincts through
out tho city lie shall also have
printed sufficient number ol
sample ballots. upon paper OF ar.
/ fcrcnt color. but otherwise Identical
VITA the ballot TO be used at tbs
election. and shall mail one suel
voter az least seven days before the
election.
section Ia. Immediately after ths
closing of the polls. tho Judges and
inspectors Of election shall then and
there, without removing tho hhilol
! hox from the place whore the bal
Iiots were east. proceed 10 canvass
tho votes, entering the total num-
Dor thereof on the tally sheets pro-
vidcd therefor. They shall enter tho
number OF tho first second. third
and further choice votes Tor each
candidate on said tally sheets. and
a. soon as such canvass Is complrt .
"a a return thereof shall be signed
10y the judges and Inspectors. So.
Icur~ly snyvioped and sealed. and
forthwith delivered to the city clerk
10y one 90 their number.
/ Directions to election officers, IN
CONFORMITY with this section. shall
DO printed ecnspicuously on tho tally
sheets furnished by the clerk,
[ ON the fret Friday evening after
The election. the city council shall
at eight o'clock y, m. meet and pro-
cr"d 20 canvass the returns ~ H0ch
election and shall thereupon declare
tho result
section ~. A ballot marked with
n cross opposite ono name. with no
other mark. shall hn treated exactly
as II u had been marked with the
figure 80 opposite the same name.
IN the same number or mark u
placed opposite more than one canF
didate fpr the same office. such con .
flicting preference shall no, count
Tor either
IA Candidates receiving ma .
iority OF all first choice votes cast
Tor any offtca shall be elected. II
no candidate receives a majority %
tho first choice votes cast for the
office Tn question. a canvass shall
then be made OF tho second choice
such office. THE total % second
choice votes Of each candidate shall
then DO divided by two and the
auotisnt tdisregaTdinF frArtiensl
added to tho first choics votes 70
~cived by such candidate. and the
shall receive majority % all firsi
and sgroud choice votes fcouniinE
second chct~. votes at one half sAl-
u-i shall BE- elected
thI n no candidate receives a
ma iori,y By adding frs, and second
choic. votes, az directed In tho nent
preceding nuhHec ton. a canvass shall
then DO made OF 20" third choice
votes received by the candidates for
said office. Tho total % third choice
shall then DO divided by three, and
the auotisnt tdisregardinx frnctiousl
added 20 tho combined first and sec
ond choice votes for such candidate.
ton shall receive n majority OF all
first second and third choic. votes
counting second choice votes at
ons-hait value and third choice
votes at ons.thirdl shaii be elected
fct ~ no candidate receive q sna.
iortty BY adding first. second and
third choice votes. as directed In the
next preceding suhsectlous. the
process Of adding the uoxt lover
preference shall be thus continued
until sotne candidate has a majority
OF all the votes east for tho office
In question counting second choic.
votes At ona-haif value. third choice
votes at on.-third value. fourth
choice votes at ono fourth value. and
40 on 90 the lowest preferences en-
pressed for any candidate for the
office In question:
tdf N no candidate recsivs n ma
iority by counting first. second.
third and all further choices down
20 the lowest preferences expressed
for the office In question. as direct
cd In the next preceding subs"ctions.
then the candidate who receives the
highest number Of votes by such ad-
dition OF all tho. preferences ex-
pressed shall hn elected.
fel A tie between two or more
Candidate. shall be decided In favor
OF the candidate having the high.
eat number OF first choice votes II
this does not decide. then the high
est total number OF second choice
votes shalt determine the result. n
they are also equal In that respect
then the process Of comparing tho
next lower choices shall be contin-
ued down 20 the lowest preference
expressed for the candidates con-
csrned. and ~ this stu results In a
tic IL shall be decided by lot under
the direction % tho canvassing
board
% A statement Of 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
out and cause 10 be delivered 90 each
person so elected a certificate Of
section IS No informalitier In con-
Quoting municipal elections shall
inSalidats tho same, " they have
been conducted fairly and in sub
stsntial conformity with the re-
section TO. The total expenditure
by or on behalf OF any one candi-
date whether directly or Indirectly.
shall not exceed five hundred doll
lars IN case % candidate elected
AZ large. nor one hundred dollars In
case OF candidate elected from n
district. This shall not include filing
fees nor the cost Of printing and
mailing circulars to voters.
No candidate. nor any person. as
ISOLATION or Organization on his be-
half. directly or Indirectly, shall pay
or cause any person 10 be paid. in
cash or by any other material In
ducement. for work in his behalf at
the polls on election day.
violation of any OF tho provi-
aions Of this section by any candi-
date, or by any person. association
or Organization In his behalf ana
with hts knowledge. shall dlsquallfy
him from holding the office for
which no is n candidate.
Every candidate for an elective Of
flee shall. within five days after
the election, make and file with the
clerk an affidavit that he has not
this section. which shall enumerate
specifically the prohibitions in this
section. and shall contain com
picte itemized statement Of ,Npendi-
lures Of money In such election. and
Of the giving Of any other consii-
GRAFTON or promise. by him or by
any other person in his behalf
Section 20. At least twenty days
prior TO any election. the city coun-
cil shall designate one place OF vot-
/ Ing IN each precinct and shall APP
point such judges and inspectors for
each place ~ voting ~ may bs re-
qulred by tho general laws Of tho
state for state and county elections
Section "a. At all elections tho
vote shall DO by ballot and the polls
shall be opened at eight o'clock n
m and close at eight o'clock p. m
The manner OF conducting and vot-
ing at elections under this charter.
opening and closing o. polls keep
I ing the poll lists, canvaasine tho
votes declaring the result and oer-
ltifving the returns. shall be tho
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