The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-15


N any. 90 DO voted on. with anpto,
pirate directions 90 voters printed
Ia n conspicuous position, -
Section ~. The city clerk shal,
cause a sufficient number OF ottl''al
ballots 10 be printed. IN form az
herein prescribed and distributed a.
the election Officers for use ~ We
respective voting precincts through
out the city lie shall also nave
printed sufficient number
sample hallo,. upon napst =, w.,
frrent color. hut otherwise ttshtiva.
with the ballot to be used AT Wy
election. ana shalt mall one sue I
Hnmnte ballot Co each regiNt"trN
voter at least seven days before 'h'
section "a Immediately after ths
closing % tho polls. tho Judges hnv
inspectors 90 election shall thTh ~.
there without removing thr Net1'
box from the place where w" 80.
lots were east. proceed te ,.,,,,,,
the votes. entering the totel NUN ,,,,,
her thereof on the tally sheets pt".
vtfed therefor They shall sntot w,
number OF the first second. wv
and further choice votes ~ 80
candidate on said tally shrsts, 49,
az soon as such canvass u couiPl'N
ed return thereof shall be slsheu
rs tho Judges and inspector
rur.tv rnNrtoped and sealed nh 81,
forthwith delivered TO the city e'''N
hy one OF their number, ,.,. d,
Directions TO election otueef ~
conformity with this section, sha
be printed conspicuously on me 'A''F
sheets furnished by tho clerk ~
on the fret Friday evening sttsSi'
the election. the city eounctl snss'.
at eight o'clock p m. meet an" .weh
election and shall ihereupon aeo'A''
section ~. A ballot marked Win
a cross opposite ono name, WIZ w
other mark shall be treated skAVh.s
az n Il had been marked WIN W
figure n" opposite the same name
II tho same number or marx
placed oppoatte more than one tan
didate Tor tho same office. sueh ,on
flletinE preference shall not eo"h'
fal Candidates. receiving ma
inritv o. all first choic- votes G"
FOR any office shall be elretrn
no candidate receives a majority ol
the first choice votes cast t"r ~,
office. In question. a csnNa s resies
votes received ~ the candidates Tor
.urh office The total ~ s~coho
choice votes % each candidate snhll
then be divided by two sna w
auottent fdisr~xardins fractions
ssseS 20 the first choice votes 70.
~ei.r.i nv such candidate. and ne
eandtdats who by such Hadl lon
shall receive a majority OF sh u.s.
and second choice votes 'r"untina
second choice votes AZ one-bait '"''
uei shall be elected .,
fb1 II no candidate receives
majority by adding fire, ana sceone
choice votes as directed IN VIC NJ,
preceding subsection q car Nas1 "
then be made Of IN. thira ch",es
said OFFICE The total 81 third choice
vote. received by each eandidat.
shall then be divided by three arc
the qtctient tdisrexsrdirx frse,ionsl
added 20 tho combined nrH ann 80
ona choic. votes for such eRnaioa,s
ard th. candidate who by such ADJ ,
tion shall receive majority OF AZ
first. second and ,hird choice vote.
(counttng second choice votes
one-hAit value and ihird shoIe'
fe1 n no candidate receive ma:
iority By adding first, second nno
third choice votes. az directed IN W
next preceding subHsctions. ths
process 81 adding the next lowe,
preference shall be thus continued
until some candidate has a majority
OF all the votes cas-, for the ettice
in question fcountlns second choice
votes at ons.haf value. third choice
votes At on~-third value, fourth
choice votes at ouc.fourth tsiu~. and
so on 20 the lowest preferences
pressed for any candidate Tor TINS
offleo in aneStinn.l
fdt II no candidate receive ma
i0rity by counting first. second
Third and all further choices down
10 the lowest preferences expressed
for the office In question. a. direct
ed In the next preceding suhsecuons
then the candidate who receives tns
highest number Of votes BY such al
dltion OF all the preferences eh'
pressed shall be elected.
(e2 tie between two or more
candidates shall b. decided In favor
OF the candidate having the high.
est number OF first choice votes. III
this doc. not decide then the high
est total number OF second choice
votes shall determine the result II
they arc also equal In that respec'
then tho process az comparing ihs
| next lower choices shall be contin-
ued down 10 the lowest preference
s4pressed Tor the candidates con
lcerued. and n this Htiii results IN a
tie IL shall he decided BY lot under
the direction OF the chnvaEEinE
board
| GG A statement % such canvass
shall be made out and signed BY the
lprealdsnt OF the council and filed
with the city clerk, who. within
three days thereafter, shall make
out and cause to be delivered to zach
person so elected a certificate OF
section ~. No informhiities I'm con.
iduettuR municipal elections shall
linvalidatc the same, n they have
been conducted fairly and IN sub
stantiai conformity with the re.
section 10. The total expenditure
by or on behalf % any one canal
date. whether directly or Indirectly
shall not exceed five hundred dol.
liars in case Of n candidate elected
at large, nor one hundred dollars I'm
case % candidate elected from a
ldiatrict. This shall not include filine
fees nor the cost OF printing and
mailing circulars 20 voters.
| No candidate. nor any person. AS
ISOLATION or organization on his be-
half, directly or Indirectly. shall pas
Tor cause any person to be paid, In
leash or by any other material In
Iducement, for work IN his behalf ai
1.-The polls on election day.
| a violation ~ any 81 the provi
aions OF this section ~ any candi-
date. or hy any person. association
Tor orga nization In his behalf and
with his knowledge. shall disquallfy
him from holding the office for
which he IL q candidate.
| EVER candidate for ar elective 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 enumernts
spee tficaily the prohibitions in THE
section. and shall contain n com.
lpiete iternized statement OF cxpnudi.
lures Of money IN such election. and
| Of the giving Of any other consid.
Grafton or promise. nv him or by
Ianv other person in his behalf
! Section 20. ~ least twenty DAYS
prior 60 any election. the city coun.
Icil shall designate one place ~ vot-
ling In each precinct and shall an.
p9int such Judges and irspc ctors N,
each place OF voting as may DO re-.
quired by the general laws Of Tho
I state for state and county elections
Section 81. At all elections The
vote shall he by ballot and the DOLL,
| shall be opened NJ eight o'clock n
m. and close Mt eight o'clock p. IN
The manner OF conducting and vot.
ling AZ elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls. keep.
Ing the poll lists. cnnvassinR ths
votes. declaring the result and cor,
| tifyinR the returns. shall he N,
same as provided by the laws OF mi,
state for tho state and county cleo.
tions therein except AZ otherwIs,
provided IN this charter.
Section 90 The city clerk, under
the direction Of the city council
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