The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-23
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Insert here COR on separate bat
lott propositions and other matt'ts'
N any. TO be voted on. Win shpt
pirate directions 10 voters rtlhN'N
In a conspicuous position .s .han
cause a sufficient number OF oitl'tsl
ballots 20 be printed. In totn. ~
herein prescribed. and Distribute"
tho election officers for use w W
out the eity. lie shall also havs.
printed sufficient number ,,s'
sample ballots. upon paper OF WI
ferent color. but otherwise in.h'', ~
with the ballot 60 he used ~ ~
election. and shall mail one sns !,
sample ballot 20 each registered
voter al least seven days eeto'" WV
Section is. Immediately after ,hss
CLOSING % the polls, the lnase ss
there, without removing hc ns,sffs
box from the place where 'hs ss.
lots were east proceed 20 .ans
thu votes, entering the tets, .,,,-
Der thereof on the tally shrsn I.
viaed therefor. they shall enter ~
humber ~ the first. second, thira
and further choice votes tYr ,s
|randidato on said tally sheets.
as soon as such canvass - ,r,..a
"a a return thereof shall 20
By the Judges ana sealed. and
forthwith delivered 70 the city e'''"
by one OF their number. - A..
Directions 90 election oitico' ~,
conformity with this section. S,..
be printed conapicuously 9n W '
sheets furnished by the eleth 49,
on the fret Friday evening stto'
the election. the city counrh Sheth
at eight. o'clock ,. M. meet ana 49,.
ccsd 20 canvaas the returns oI.,s
election and shall thercupon declare
section II. A ballot marked with
a cross opposite one name. WIZ ~ :
other mark. shall be treated .sa,,sy
as IL N had been marked WIZ 49,
figure u" opposite the sa .,h h.
placed opposite more than one car
lftAafe for the same office. such con .
fiicting preference shan nov 0'N"'
for either. - 49,.
iorltv Of All first choice votes ca ,
far any office shall hs elected.
no candidate receives q majeftsN. ~
tie first choice votes cast Tor ~,
office IN question. a canvas s
then be mad. % ne . ssssIpn Tor
aueh office Tho total % second
choice votes OF each candidate snel
then be divided by two ana VIC
auotient fdisreEardinE ra.uonsl
added % ~" nFst ehetes Ness ~.
lcandidate who BY such addl,ion
shall receive a majority OF all 49,
and second choice votes W. :
second choice votes At ons-heAs VAT
urt shall he elected. ., 4.
fbl II no candidate receives
ma jsrtte BY adding first ana secona
choice votes as directed N the 80,
preceding subsection. a canvass shall
| then 10 made of the thlrd Sh",s
votes sscsiv.n ~ ne g sss ,sIqS ehoies
vote. received by each candidate
shall then be divided BY three, ara
The quottsns tdisrewsrfinw frsetiousl
adfed 10 tho combined first nnn sec :
Iond choice votes for ssen esna .@as.
Ition shall r.c-ivs a majority % Az
Iftrst. second and third choice votes
| fcounsfnx second choics votes
lous-hair value ana third choies
votes 81 ons-ihi.dl .hri s =, sI ma.
fority by adding first. seconf and
third choice votes. as directed IN ~
next preceding suhsections. ths
process OF adding the next ,nwe,
preferences shall D. thus eons sn,t,s
| % all the votes cast for the oftics
In question fcountirg second choice
votes at one-haif value. third choics
votes al oue-thirf value. fourtr
choice votes az one. fovrM nsias. a. ~,
pressed for any candidate for tbs
office in cucationsl
| fdJ N no candidate receive a ma.
fority by counting nts, second
third ard al further choices aewT
for the office In question. as direct
"a In the next preceding suhsectiorH
Then the candidate who receives ths
highest number Of votes by such al
ditiou OF all the preferences e1'
pressed shall bs elected.
fe1 A tie between two or fnors
lcandtdatea ahRii be decided In favor
OF the candidate having the hiEh,
est number Of first choice votes ~
| this does not decide. then The high
eat total number OF second choice
Votes shall determine the result u
they are also equal In that respect
Then the process OF comparing t1'
next lower choices shall be contln.
lusa down 70 the lowest preferences
/ Expressed for the candidates con
cerued, and ~ this still results y
lie II shall bs decided By lot undci
the direction OF the oanvassins
~ A statement Of such canvass
shall he made out and signed by this
lprp~idnnt OF the council and filrt
/ with the city clerk. who wifhir
three DAYS thereafter, shall max.
out and cause 90 be delivered 20 eaci
lperron 40 elected n eeTtificats o.
section ~. No informalitics In con
lducting municipal elections shal
linvaiidate the same, " they have
/ been conducted fairly and In sub
\ atantial conformity with the re
\ auirements Of law.
gectlon 10. The total expenditure
lby or on behalf OF any one eandi
date. whether directly or Indirectly
shall not exceed five hundred dol
liars In case of a candidate elected
lat large, nor one hundred dollars n
lease OF q candidate elected from .
ldlrtrict. This shall not inclufe filinf
fees nor the cost OF printing ant
mailing circulars TO voters,
No candidate, nor any person. MS
lsorIatIon or organization on his he
half directly or Indirectly. shall pa
or cause any person 90 DO paid. II
cash or by. any other material In
lducement, for work in his behalf a
the polls on election day.
i A violation OF any OF tho provi
sions Of this section by any candi
date. or by any person, association
or organization IN ms benalf NJ
him from holding the office 70
which no IN candidate.
Every candidate for an 81. ctive OF
flee shall. within five DAYS afte
tfHN election VfAkt HEA AtAf WIN w
lcierk an affidavit that he has no
Violated any OF the provisions o
this section, which shall enumerst
Ispecffically the prohibitions in thi
section. and shall contain com
plets itemized statement Of sxpendi
lures OF money in such election. an
Of tho giving Of any other conEid
Grafton or promise. nv him or b,
lanv other person in his behalf
Section 20. At least twenty day
prior 20 any election, tho city coun
lctf shall designate one place OF vot
ling in each precinct and shall an
point such Judges ana Inspectors 10
each place Of voting ms may he re
nuired by tho general laws OF IN
, state for state and county elections
Section 81 At nil elections m
vote shall be by ballot. and tho poll
shall be opened Mt eight o'clock n
, m. and close at eight o'clock o. n
Tbo manner Of conducting and vot
ing at elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls, keen
ling the poll lists. canvassing m
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