The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
(Domicile Address)

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William Coe 80. ...............'
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Insert here Cor on separate bal
llot propositions and other matters
IL any. to he voted on, with appto,
Ipriate directions TO voters printed
In conspicuous position.
Section is, The city clerk shal,
cause a sufficient number OF official
ballots TO be printed, In form "
herein prescribed. and distributed ,o
the election officers for use IN ths
Prospective voting precincts through
out the city. lie shall also have
printed sufficient number 81
sample ballots. upon paper OF III
ferent color, but otherwise iden'iehl
with the ballot to be used at wy
election, and shall mail one such
sample ballot TO each registered
voter at least seven days before the
election.
| Section ls. Immediately after ths
closing of tho polls the Judges NY
inspectors of election shall thcn NM
there, without removing the beli1'
box from tho place where the na
liots were cast. proceed TO canvass
the votes, entering the total nun
Der thereof on the tally shee.s p,bo
vided therefor. They shall enter M M
number OF the first. second. tnisn
and further choice votes Tor sasi
candidate on said tally sheets. ~. ~.
as soon as such canvass Is coihp,.a
ed a return thereof shall pc ss
lhy tho judges and Inspector se
lcurely enveioped and sealed snu
forthwith delivered to the city Sie'n
Iby one OF their number. - a.,
| Directions to election officcrs ~
CONFORMITY with this section, sns, ,,
be printed eonsplcuously on tho sais
sheets furnished by the clerk.
| on the fret Friday evening AFTER
1.-THE election. the city couneil snaai'
lat eight o'clock p. m, meet "t'a -,
coed TO canvass the returns o. :.
election and shall thereupon aecia''
the result. IL,
section IL. A ballot marked with
n cross opposite one name, Win ~
other mark. shall be treated ssh.Ss
as II II had been marked WIN VIZ
figure 81" opposite the same name
lff the same number or marx IL
placed opposite more than one can
ldidate for the same office, such con
fieting preference shall not eo""'
fs) Candidates receiving = ma.
jority of all first choice votes cas-,
lfor any office shall be elected. ~
Inc candidate receives majority. ~
1.-THE first choice votes cast Tor tns,
office In question, eanvass sn ns,,
votes received by the candidates TOT
such office. Tho total OF secohu
choice votes of each candidate shsil
| then be divided by two ana tne
auotient tdisrexarding frsss,ons'
added to the first choice votes
l~eivod nv such candidate. and the
candidate who by such aadition
shall receive n majority OF all iirss
and second choice votes teouhuns
second choice votes at one-haii VA
uc) shall be elected, , .
| (bl II no candidate receives
majority by adding first and secona
lchoice votes. as directed In the mex,
preceding subsection, a canvass shatl
then be made OF tho third chose.
said office. The total OF third choice
votes received by zach eandtdats
shall then be divided by three. and
the quotient tdisregarding fractions
added to tho combined first am So
ond choice votes for such candidate
land the candidate who by such addi,
ltion shall receive n majority OF Al
first second and third choice vote.
counting second choics votes
on.-haif value ana sna ,h' he elected t
| te) IL no candidate receive q ma,
Itority by adding first. second nno
THIRD choice votes, as directed IN ~
next preceding subsections. ths
lpreference shall be thus continued
until some candidate has a majority
of all the votes cast for the offics
lin question counting second choice
Votes at one-half value. third choice
votes at one-third value. fourth
choice votes at one fourth value, and
so on 10 tho lowest preferences ex.
pressed for any candidate for ths
loffice in auestion.l
] td) II no candidate receive ma
ltority by counting first. second
Third and all further choices dowr
to the lowest preferences expressed
flor the office in question. az direct
ed In the next preceding subsections
then the candidate who receives ths
highest number of votes by such sd'
alton OF ALI the preferences es-
pressed shall be elected.
fe) A tie between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
of the candidate having the hign,
est number OF first choice votcs. II
This does not decide, then the high.
est total number OF second choic.
votes shall determine the result. II
they are also equal In that respec'
then the process OF comparing ,h'
next lower choices shall be contin-
ued down to the lowest preference
expressed for the candidates con
cerned, and II this still results IN
tile II shall be decided by lot under
the direction OF the canvassinR
board.
i Cf) A statement OF such canvass
shall he made out and signed by tho
president OF the council and fllee
with the city clerk. who. within
three GAYS Hiidit iHhh
Tout and cause TO be delivered to eacf
lperson so elected a certificate oil
section IS. No informalities in con.
lducting municipal elections shat
linvalidate the same. II they have
been conducted fairly and in sub
stantial conformity with tho re-
lquiremente of law
Section 10. The total expenditure
by or on behalf OF any one candi
~ ftd -
shall not exceed five hundred dol,
liars in case of a candidate elected
at large, nor one hundred dollars IN
case of a candidate elected from .
district. This shall not include films
fees nor the cost OF printing ant
mailing circulars to voters.
No candidate. nor any person, as
ISOLATION or organization on his be
half, directly or indirectly shall PAL
or cause any person to be PAID, II
cash or by any other material In
Iducement, for work In his behalf a.
the polls on election day.
A violation of any OF tho provi
. sions OF this section by any candi
date or By any RsFi his ssssf ao
with his knowledge. shall disaualif,
him from holding the office fol
which he is candidate
Every candidate for an elective of
flee shall. within five days afte
the election. make and file with tn,
. lclerk an affidavit that he has no
violated any OF the provisions o
! this section, which shall enumerat,
specifically the prohibitions In thi
section, and shall contain a com
plete itemized statement of expendi
lures of money in such election. ant
OF the giving OF any other consid
era ton or promise, nv him or b,
, any other person In his behalf.
Section 20. At least twenty day
, prior 10 any election, the city coun
, ell shall designate one place OF vot
ling In each precinct and shall np
point such judges and inspectors 70
each place of voting as may be re
, duired by the general laws of tn
/, state for state and county elections
Section 81. At ALL elections tn
vote shall be by ballot and the poll
shall he opened at eight o'clock n
, m. and close Mt eight o'clock D. m
! The manner Of conducting and vot
/. ling at elections under this charter
opening and closing OF polls, keen
ling the poll lists, canvassing IN
. votes, declaring the result and Ger
ltifying the returns. shall be tn
: same as provided by the laws of thl
: state for the state and county elec
tions therein ayceDt as otheruIr