The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-20
Cpomlcile Addre-sl

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Insert here COR on separate hai'
| lob propositions and other matters
" any, 10 be voted on, with appie.
PIRATE directions Co voters printed
In censpicupus position ..r
section Is. The city clerk shal
cause a sufficient number 81 officia
ballots To be printed, IN form A.
herein prescribed. and Distributed y
the election officers for use ~ w
Perspective voting prscinctH ihr"ukh
printed sufficient number 81
sample ballots. upon paper % CIV
ferent colar but otherwise Identical
with the ballot 20 be used az w
election. and shall mall one rnei
sample ballot "a each rrglstefes
voter at least seven days before th'
ELECTION.
section Ia. Immediately after chs
lciosinE % the polls. tho iadEcs 49,
inspectors OF election shall 'hrn 49, az,
box from tho place where We psi.
lots were east proceed 20 .ansaes
the votes. entering ~" tothl mum
her thereof on the tally sh'r.. ~.
ivtded therefor, They shall fntrt ~.
number OF the first second. thlrs
candidate on said tally sheets. 49,
as soon as such canvass 10 cotnplst
I'd a return thereof nhhl y" IS
BY the Judges and tnspec,osH.
forthwith delivered 20 tho city Si''"
/ by one 81 their number. a..
Directions 20 election ofttcefs
leontorrnity with this section, shall
be printed consplcuousir or INC 'A'''
sheets furnished by the CLERK
1.-The election. the city council shnti
lat eight o'clock ., m. meet anu -,
eeeA 10 canvas. the returns OF 49,
election and shalt thereupon a'e'a''
section n. A ballot marked with
eros. opposite ono name. Win W
other mark. shall be treated sshs,sf
as ~ II had been marked Win w
figure az opposite the same nams
M the same Number or marx
placed opposite more than one can
didate FOR tho Same office. such con
flsetinx preference shall not ooeh'
tal Candidates receiving q ma.
fority OF all first choice votes eas,,
Tor any office shaii b. elected "
no candidate receives a majority oi
tho first choice votes cast Tor ~,
office In question. canvass rnall
then be made ~ the second en",s
votes received by the candidate W
choice vote. OF each candidate shall
then be divided by two ana w.
auos,.nt fdi.r.sarding fFscisonsl
added TO tho first choice votes
~eivci by such candidate. sns ~
esna 4, who ,n %, ,vsh Of All f,rs,
and second choice votes te"anun
second choice votes at one-hnl, val
luel shall be elected.
OBJ III no candidate receives
majority BY adding f,rs, an, , nv,
preceding subsection, a canvass shall
| then b. made OF tho THIRD choice
vote. received by IN. candidates to'
said office. The total of third choice
.sssi ,s :ss' !. a,vis.a ~ three, and
the quotiens tdisrewardinx frnetionsl
added 20 tho combined first and see
lond chofcs votes for such candidate
and the candidate. who by such 400,
, n9n ' second ana ,Sstd choice vote,
| fcountfrr second choice votes 81
lone half value and third choie.
votes At one-fhirdl shall be elected
fc) n no candidate receive 2 ms.
ierisy BY sadinx nr.,j ,ssSa Z, an, M.
next preceding subscctions. tns
process. OF adding the next lower
lprefsrenc~ shall be thus continued
luntil some candidate has majority
lin question tcounfinx second choies
votes at one-hRif value. third choice
votes AZ ons-third value. fourth
lch0ire votes at nrT.fourth value. ans
so on 20 the lowest preferences es.
pressed for any Candidate Tor th'
tdl n no candidate receive a ma.
forlfv by counting first. second
third ard all further choices dowr
to tho lowest preferences expressed
ed in the next preceding subsectons
then the candidate who receives tbs
Highest number OF votes ~ such ad'
lditlon Of all the preferences ex
pressed shall be elected.
| fef A tie between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
lot the candidate having The high.
est number OF first choice votes. II
this does not decide then the high
est total number OF second choice
votes shall determine n. result !,
they are also equal In that respect
Then the process OF comparing tins
/ next lower choices shall be contfn'
lued down 70 the lowest preference
Expressed for tho candidates con
lie II shall DO decided by lot under
the direction OF tho canvassins
board.
shall be made out and signed by ths
with the city clerk. who, Within
three days thereafter. shall max.
lout and cause TO DO delivered to eaci
Iperson so elected n certificate Of
detection.
ldueting municipal elections shat
linvaiidate the same. II they hav'
been conducted fairly and In sub
stantial conformity with the re.
Inducements OF law.
i Section 10. The total crpenditur,
lby or on behalf OF any one candi'
date, whether directly or Indirectly
shall not exceed five hundred dol
liars In case OF n candidate elected
lat large. nor one hundred dollars IN
lease OF candidate elected from .
ldistrict. 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 he
half. directly or indirectly. shall pa
Il or cause any person TO be paid. II
lcash or by any other material In
/ ducement. for work In his behalf NJ
1.-THE polls on election day.
a violation OF any % the provi
sions OF this section by any candi
date, or by any person, association
or Organization In his behalf ant
with his knowledge, shall disqualifj
him from holding the office foi
which he rs q candi date.
flee shall within five days afte
the election, make and file with tn,
clerk an affidavit that he has no
violated any OF the provisions o
ltHis section. which shall snumerat.
lspet ificaiiy the prohibitions In thil
section, and shall contain com
lnlete itemized statement OF cxpendi
lures OF money in such election, an,
Iof the giving ~ any other conHid
leratfon or promise. by him or b,
lanv other person IN hlE behalf
section 90 At least twenty dayi
lprlor to any election. the city coun
lcil shall designate one place Of vot
ing in each precinct and shall Bp
point such judges and inspectors 10
each place OF voting rs may be re
auired by the general laws OF tn
state for state and county elections
Section n. At all elections III,
vote shall he by. ballot. and the poll
shall be opened at eight o'clock n
, m, and close NJ eight o'clock o. m
The manner ~ conducting and vot
ling ut elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls. keen
ling the poll Hats. canvassinR m
votes. declaring the result and cor
ltifyinR the returns, shall be IN
az me as provided by the lavvz az iii