The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-04
Cpomiciis Address)


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| Insert here cor on separate bal
liop propositions and other matters.
~ any TO be voted on, with nrpto,
PIRATE directions 60 voters printed
lin conspicuous position.
Section no. The city clerk shall
cause a sufficient number Or ofncfal
ballots 60 DO printed IN foftn. ~
therein prescribed. and distributed 70
1.-The election officers for use In the
lrrspectivs voting precincts through
out the city, lie shall also hhtr
printed sufficient number o.
sample ballots. upon paper OF on (,
fprsnt color. but otherwise Identical
/ with the ballot 20 be used at the
detection. ana shall mail one ruen
sample ballot Go each Registered
voter at least seven days before the
election.
section is Immediately after the
CLOSING 81 tho polls. the Judges hhs
inspectors OF election shall then nhn
There, without removing VIC b.ltvt
box from the place where the nal.
ilpts were east. proceed 20 rHnNHs"
Tho votes. entering the total mum
her thereof on tho tally sheets Dr.
Iviaed therefor. They shall enter W.
number OF the first second. ,hirs
lcandldsts on said tally sheets. and
as soon as such canvass u eouap.sts
81 a return thereof shall be signed
lhy the Judges and Inspector
leurely enveieped ana ssat s,syh
forthwith delivered 90 the cry ''''A
10y ono OF their number, - A..
Directions 10 election offircrr "
lconformitv with this section. shnsl
be printed eonspicuousiy on the tN'',
sheets furnished by the clerk
4 on the first Friday evening AFTER
1.-The election. tho city council Ehath
at eight o'clock p, m, meet hna w.,
lcecd to canvass tho returns o. 49,
election and shall thsFeupon declare
section II. A haiie, marked win
la eros. opposite one name. WIN ~
iothrr mark. shall be treated caA,htg
as ~ Il had been marked VIZ "
Figure Il" opposite tho same name
IIr tho Same number or marx ~
placed opposite more than one can
dldate for the same office. sueh cor
fllctinF preference shall not COUNT
for either.
tnl Candidates receiving ma.
/ forffy OF all first choice votes ca
Tor any office shall be elected.
no candidate receives maletlty g
office In question. a canvass shAll
4 then be made OF tho second choice
vote. received ~ the candidates Tor
such office. The total q secone
then be divided by two sna thr
lquotient fdisrexarfius frHrtonsl
lada~a to tho first choice votes re-
iretvc1 by such candidate. Rne Yrs
candidate who by such aaH, ,..
lshaii receive a majority or al iitat
and second choice votes counting
second choice votes AZ oneshalf val
uel shalt be elected.
/ tbl II no candidate receives 2
ina iority BY adding first and second
lcholce votes. a. directed In the next
preceding subsection, a canvass SHAH
linen b made of tho thira choice
votes received by the candidates Tor
said office. Ths total Of third choice
shall then be divided by three, and
the quotisnt fdiaregsrfing fractions1
added 20 the combined first ann sec
lond ehoic. votes for such eanoiasst,ss
lti0n shalt receive majority % All
first. second and third choice votes
tcountinR second choice votes at
one-haif value and ihird eholss
(c1 II no candidate receive a ma.
torify BY adding first, second and
lthird choice votes. as directed IN We
next preceding subscciions. The
prstsrenes shall Sc thu. continued
iuntii some candidate has majority
of all tho votes cast for the oftlce
lin question counting second choice
votes al ons-haf value, third choice
vote. at ons-third value. fourth
Ichoirs vote. at ono. fourth value. and
so ON 20 the lowest preferences er-
lpr-.sed for any candidate for the
loffies in auestinn.l
Il (fl ~ no candidate Yeceivs ma
iority By counting first second.
Third and all further choices down
TO the lowest preferences expressed
for the office IN question. "a direct
cd IN the next preceding suhsections
then the candidate who receives the
Highest number OF votes BY such adj
dillon OF all the. preferences ex-
pressed shall DO elected.
II or A tie between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
OF the candidate having the high.
est number OF first choice votes II
this does not decide. then the high
est total number % second choice
votes shall determine the result II
they are also equal In that respect
then the process OF comparing the
! next lower choices shall be contin-
lued down 70 the lowest preference
Isrpresa~d Tor the candidates con-
, lcerned. and ~ this stiii results IN n
tie IL shall be decided by lot under
/. the direction % the canvassinR
rs A statement % such canvass
shall be made out and signed by the
! president OF tho council and filed
with tho city clerk. who, within
three days thereafter, shall max .
Tout and cause TO be delivered TO zach
person so elected certificate OF
section ~. No informaiitiss in con-
Quoting municipal elections shall
been conducted fairly and in sub
stantiai conformity with the re-
lauirementH Of law.
section 10. The total expenditure
lby or on behalf Of any one chndi-
date. whether directly or Indirectly.
shall not exceed five hundred dol
liars in case OF candidate elected
, at large. nor one hundred dollars In
a
. district This shall not include filing
!, fees nor the cost OF printing and
mailing circulars TO voters.
No candidate. nor any person. az
ISOLATION or organization on his be-
, half, directly or Indirectly. shall pay
. or cause any person TO be paid, In
. cash or by any other material In
: ducement. for work in his behalf at
the polls on election day.
: sions OF this section by any candi-
date. or by any person. association
/, or organization In his behalf and
= with his knowledge. shall dlsquallfy
him from hcidinR the office for
. which no IL candidate.
Every candidate for an el. ctiv~ Of
flee shall. within five DAYS after
tho election, make and file with tho
. clerk an affidavit that he has not
violated any OF the provisions OF
1 this section. which shall enumerste
specifically the prohibitions in this
, section, and shall contain n COM
! lpieta itemized statement of expendi
/ lures OF money In such election. and
. lof the giving OF any other consid
! GRAFTON or promise. by him or by
2 lanv other person IN his behalf
III Section 90 At least twenty DAYS
! iprior 10 any election, the city coun
, Icil shall designate ono place ~ vot
: ling IN each precinct and shall APP
, point such Judges and inspectors for
each place or voting ~ may be re-
, lquired by tho general laws OF the
= state for state and county elections
q Section 81. A. All elections tho
: vote shall be by ballot and tho polls
shall be opened Mt eight o'clock n
. m. and close AZ eight o'clock D. m.
4 This manner Of conducting and vot =
! ling at elections under this charter
opening and closing 81 polls. keen
, ing tho poll lists. canvHaHinR the
. votes. declaring the result and GER
i tifylng the returns shall be the