The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-03
tDomiclls Addres.l

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Insert here Cor on separate bal,
IloO propositions and other matters
n any. TO he voted on, with sgpro..
PIRATE directions TO voters printed
In conspicuous position.
Section % The city clerk shal,
cause n sufficient number OF official
ballots 10 DO printed. In form, 80
herein prescribed and distributed 20
the election officers for use Ia TIE
Respective voting precincts through o
tout the city. fie shall also have
printed sufficient number ,,.i
fervnt color. but otherwise Identical
with the ballot 60 be used AT the
election, ana shah mall one snes .
sample ballot Co each reyisteisa
voter at least seven days before the
section Ia Immediately after me
rioHing % the polls. tho Judges eha
inspectors OF election shall then Anu
there, without removing the hellot
box from the place whore the BAL
lots were cast proceed 20 canvass
tho votes, entering tho tothl NUN
Der thereof on the tally sheets pto
vided therefor. They shall enter ~,
number Of The first. .eeona see
and further choice votes Tor 90 y
candidate on said tally sheets an"
as soon a.. such canvas. IL compt"t
81 a return thereof shall DO hshea
by the judges aud Inspector
Ienreiy snvrlopes and sealed. anu
forthwith delivered 20 the city clerk
i BY one Of their number. - A.,
| Directions 90 election officerr "
conformity with this section, snnit
he printed consptruously on ne 'e'ts
sheets furnished BY the clerk
ON the fire, Fridsp evening sttsr
1.-THE election. tho city council shali
at eight o'clock p. IN. meet ahn ~.
c..d 90 canvass the returns ct 49,
election and shall thereupen declare
section ~. A ballot marked with
cross opposite one name. WIZ no
Iothrr mark. shall be treated shh,,tl
as n ~ had been marked VIII tne
figure Il" opposite the sans PAM !.
II the same number or uiAfN
lptae.d opposite more than one car
ldidats for tho same office. Hueh cor
flicting preferences shall NOT 0'u'''
fal Candidates receiving a ms.
3ortty OF All fret choice votes cast
/ for any office shaii be elected.
Inc candidate receives a majority o.
1.-THE fret choice Votes cast Tor tus
offics Tn question. canvass sh s
vote. received ~ the candidates Ter
such office. The total ~ second
lchoice votes % each candidate. shall
then be divided by two nna w
lquotisnt fdisresardinF fracu"nsl
added 90 the fret choice votes re-
Ir~ivod BY surh candidate. and the
irandidate who BY such ABORTION
shall receive q mataFity % all flrst
and second choice votes teonnuns
second choice votes ~ ene-hai' NA'-
th1 N no candidate receives a
lusa forfty BY adding first and second
lchalce votes. as directed In the nest
preceding subsection, a canvass shall
II -. r
vote. received by the esndie.tes tof
said office. The total Of third choice
Votes received hy each candidate
shall then be divided BY three arc
the ano,ien, (iisressrfing frac,ionsf
added 60 tho combined first snc sec =
ond choice votes for s~rh csnditats.
and tho candidate who ~ such nddi /,
ffon shall receive a majority 81 All
first. second and third choice votes
counting second choice T' nso,ss
votes at third shall be elected
fc1 N no candidate receive ma.
iority BY adding first. seconf nnd
third choice votes. as directed In -
process % adding the next lower
preference shall tse mus continued
luntfi some candidate has majority
OF all tho votes east for the pfftee
In question counting second choice
votes at onc-haif value. third choice
votes at one-third value. fourth
lch0ie- votes at one. fourth value. and
80 on 20 the lowest preferences 81
pressed for any candidate for the
Ioffiee IN question:
lJority by counting first. second.
THIRD and all further choices down
Ito tho lowest preferences expressed
for the offic. In question. az direct
/ ed In the next preceding subsccfiona.
i then the candidate who receives the
highest number Of votes by such sd-
sitlon OF ali the preferences sS-
pressed shall be elected.
tel A tie between I've or more
lef the candidate having tho high
esf number of first choice votes. II
lthfs does not decide, then the hixh-
est total number Of second choice
votes shall determine tho result II
then the process Of comparing the
\ next lower choices shall be contin-
ued down 20 the lowest preference
expressed for the candidates con
tie IL shall be decided by lot under
the direction OF the canvas.ing
board.
i ffJ A statement Of such canvass
shall be made out snf signed by n.
president OF the council and filed
with the city clerk. who. within
three days thereafter, shall make
lout and cause 20 be delivered TO each
lpsrson 40 elected certificate OF
detection.
section is. No informsiities in CON
lductinR municipal elections shall
lfnvalidats the same, n 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 candi-
date, whether directly or Indirectly.
shall not exceed five hundred doll
lars In case Of a candidate elected
at large. nor one hundred dollar in
case OF a 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
sociation or organization on HIS be-
half. directly or Indirectly. shall pay
or cause any person 10 be paid, in
leash or by any other material In
lducement. for work in his behalf at
1.-THE polls on election day.
A violation Of any OF the provi-
rions of this section by any candi-
date. or by any person. association
or organization In his behalf and
him from holding the office for
which he IL n candidate.
Every candidate for m 81. ctiv~ Of
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
spes ificaliy the prohibitions in this
section. and shall contain com
lplafa ifemized statement ~ ~Npendi-
lures OF money In such election, and
Of the giving 81 any other consid-
eration or promise. by him or by
anv other person In HIS behalf
Section 20. At least twenty days
prior 20 any election. the city coun
Ieii shall designate one place Of vot
ling In each precinct and shall ap-
lpoint such judges and inspectors for
each place OF voting Hs may be re-
lduired by the general laws OF the
state for state and county elections
Section 81. A. all elections tho
vote shall be by ballot and the polls
shall DO opened at eight o'clock n
m. and close at eight o'clock %. M.
The manner ~ conducting and vot
ing AZ elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls. keep
ling the poll lists. canvaasing tho
votes. declaring the result and Ger.
Trying the returns. shall be the
Same as provided by the laws OF this