The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12

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Insert here Cor on separate hal
liot propositions and other matters
~ any. 60 be voted on. with appfo
PIRATE directions Co voters printed
lin a conspicuous position,
Section Is, The city CLERK shat
loauso sufficient number Of official
ballots 60 he printed. In form as
therein prescribed. and distributed 70
the election officers for use "a the
Prospective voting precincts through 2
Tout tho city, lie shall also have
printed sufficient number %
sample ballots, upon paper % or F..
fereut color, hut otherwise identlrAl
detection. and shall mail one Huch
sample ballot 60 each Registered
voter at least seven days before the
election
section Is Immediately after INC
CLOSING Of tho polls. the Judges ang
inspectors % election shall then aha
there, without removing the ball9t
box from the place where inc hhl-
lots were east. proceed 60 canvass
tho votes, entering Tie total num-
lvided therefor. They shall enter the
humber Of tho first second, thit y
and further choice votes TOT ~ =
candidate on Aatd tally sheets, anu
Il
ed a return thereof shall be signed
iby tho Judges and inspectors, sc
tcurely enveloped and sealed aha
forthwith delivered TO the city clerk
lhy one OF their number.
/ Directions to election otttcetH Y
conformity with this section, shail
/ be printed canspicuousty on tho ta4tF
sheets furnished BY the clerk.
on the first Friday evening after
1.-THE election. the city council shalh
n AtMhF asFfnFE n meet ana PRIV
coed 10 canvass the returns OF sneh
election and shall thereupon declare
the result
a cross opposite one name, win re
Iother mark. shall be treated .Se,tlf
as " 10 had been marked WIN NC
Figure II" opposite the same name
| IL the same number OF marx -
ididate for the same office, such con.
flieting preference shall not count
for either
fal Candidates. receiving ma.
jority OF ali first choice votes cas-,
FOR any office shall be elected
no candidate receives majority ~
tho first choice votes cast Tor ths
office IN question. canvass ehatl
then be made OF the second choice
votes received ~ ~ ssnd " .ssd 'ei
choice votes OF each candidate shall
then be divided by two hnd, the
quotient fdinregardlng rartl"nnl
added to the first choice votes re-
@eived by such candidate. ana me
ca naIdate who rs such addition
shall receive a majority o. all firnt
and second choice votes teonnttns
second choice votes at one-hatt val
ue) shall be elected,
tbl II no eandidAie receives
ma iority by adding first and second
lcholca votes as directed In the neat
preceding subsection, a canva" snals
then BE- made Of tho third eholea
vote. received by the candidates Tor
said office. The total Of third choice
votes received by each candidate
shalt then be divided by three. and
the auottent fftsrexarding fractonsl
added 20 tho combined first ana see
oud ch0ica votes for such candifats.
and the candidate who by such add.
tion SHALL reaeive = majority OF all
first second and third choice votes
Counting second chcics votes o.
votes al one-thirdl shall be elected
tcl II no candidate receive . ma.
fortty by adding first second nrd
third choic. votes. ~ directed N the
next preceding subsnctlons. W.
preference shall be thus continued
until some candidate has "a majority
OF ALI the votes cast Tor the otttee
in question counting second choice
votes al one-hRif value. third choice
votes al ons-thtrd value. fourth
choice votes at ono fourth value. and
so on 90 the lowest preferences 81
pressed for any candidate Tor the
office IN question:
fd1 II no candidate rersiv. ma
torlty BY counting first second
third and an further choices down
Ito tho lowest preferences EXPRESSED
for the office IN question. a. direct
then tho candidate who receives tho
hIph~Rt number 81 votes by such adj
difiou OF all the preferences eN-
pressed shall be elected.
te) A tie between two Or more
candidates shall be decided in favor
Of the candidate having tho high
est number Of first choices votes. II
this does not decide. then the high-
est total number 81 second choice
votes shall determine the result II
thew are also equal IN that respect
then the process % comparing the
next lower choices shall he contiu-
uad down 10 the lowest preference
expressed for the candidates con
tic IL shall he decided by lot under
the direction Of tho eanvasaing
board
ffD A statement Of such canvass
president OF the council and filed
with the city clerk. who. within
three days thereafter. shall make
out and cause 10 be delivered TO each
person so electeSAa certificate Of
election.
SECTION Is. No informailties in con
Quoting municipal elections shall
the same. III they have
been conducted fairly and IN sub
stantiai conformity with the re-
Section ~ The total expenditure
by or on hshhlf Of any one candi
date, whether directly or Indirectly,
shall not exceed five hundred dol
a ltfaf all tell
ut large, nor ono hundred dollars In
case % a candidate elected from
district This shall not include fiiinE
fees nor the cost OF printing and
mailing circulars TO voters.
No candidate. nor any person. as
ISOLATION or organization on his be-
half directly or Indirectly. shall pay
or cause any person 20 be paid. In
cash or by any other material In
ducement for work In his behalf at
the polls on election day
violation OF any ~ the prOvi
sions OF this section by any candi-
date. or by any person. association
or organization I'm his behalf and
him from holding tho office for
which he ts n candidate.
Every candidate for an 81. rtive 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 euumerate
spet ificaiiy the prohibitions in THE
section. and shall contain n COM
piote iteuized statement ~ expendl
lures Of money IN such election. and
Of the giving 81 any other consid-
.eration or promise by him or by
any other person In HIS behalf
Section 90 AZ least twenty days
prior to any election. the city coun
eft shall designate one place ~ Vut
ing in each precinct ana shall an.
point such judges and inspectors FOR
each place of voting aF may he re-
auired by the general laws ~ the
state for state and county elections
section a. At all elections the
vote shall be by ballot and the poils
shall be opened at eight O'Clock n
m and close ~ eight o'clock p. M.
The manner 81 conducting and vot
ing NJ elections under this charter
opening and closing Of polls. keen.
ing the pOll lists. cauvassiug the
votes. declaring tho result and Ger
tifvinR the returns. shall be the
va me as provided by the laws ~ tbts
atatn for tho ufafs aud rguutes a..