The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-24

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Insert here Tor on separate hal
lloN propositions and other matters
ia any % he voted on, with appte,
ipriate directions 60 voters ptint"u
In conspicuous position,
section u. The city clerk shsal,
cause sufficient number ~ official
ballots Co be printed In form a.
therein prescribed. and distributed 20
1.-THE election officers for use ~ tN'
respective voting precincts ihf"yfh
Tout the city. lie shall also have
sample ballots. upon paper or or
lfcrrut color. hut otherwise idrntlta al
with the ballot 90 be used AZ the
election and shall mail one Nnei,
Voter "a least seven days hctor" inc
detection,
section "a Immediately after th.
cioHinE - the polls. the Judges ans
Inspectors 81 election shall thTn eha
there, without removing we hel,9'
box from the place where the bal.
lots we're east. proceed 20 shh
| a.. votes. entering tho total mum
ihrr thereof on the tally sheets ~.
ytded therefor. Thoy shall enter N,
number % the first second. th'tS
and further choice votes Tor "a 7,
candidate on said tally sheets, ~"
as soon as such canvass - t@tips. 49,
81 a return thereof SHAH nc 49,
by the Judges and Inspector
eureiy envrieped ana sealed an
forthwith delivered 20 the city ''sE~
10y one Of their number, A.,
Directions 90 election cturr'r "
conformity with this section. shse,s.,,
be printed connpicuously on INC NR''s
sheets furnished hy the clark.
on tho fret FRIDAY evening after
1.-THE election. tho city couneh Hnatif
lat eight o'clock y. m, meet am -,
crrd 90 canvass the returns % 49,.
section ~ A ballot marked with
a cross opposite one name. Win ~
other mark. shall be treated .te,til
a. u Z, had been marked 49, ". ~, ~
m the same number or marx -
placed opposite more than one can
didate for the same office. suEh COT
fiicting preferences shall not count
fa1 Candidate. receiving a ma.
gorfty Of all first choice votes ca
Il for any office shall be elected.
no candidate receives a majority ~
the first choice votes east fof ",
then b. made 81 the second choice
votes received ~ the candidates tpf
such office The total 81 secohl
choice votes 81 each candidate She =
then ~ divided ny two arr ~
quoti~ut fdlEr~gafiinS fractlnnAl
added 10 the first choice Nefee r..
~slvsl ~ such candidate. ana the
candidate who BY such anditlen
shall receive majority o. all nrst
and s~cand choice votes tepnniinS
second choice votes al one-h@t fef'
uel shall be elected
(hg NJ no candidate receives =
majority by adding firet ana s"sot1
choice votes 40 directed IN TIE net,
thsn ~ made az tho third choice
votes received BY tho candidates Tor
said office The total Of third choice
votes received by ~nGh candidAts
shall then be divided ~ THREE ana
the quotisnt tdisr~xaFdinK ffaciiousl
added 20 the combined first and sec
| ond ehoie. votes for such eAndidate.
and tho candidate who ey rncn 400,
tiOn shall receive q majority % All
first. second and hira she,ss ."'ss
ione.haif value and third choice
votes al one-thirf1 shall hn elected
tcJ u no candidate receive ina.
jority BY adding first. second snd
process Of adding the next lower
preferences shall he thus continued
until some candidate has a majority
% all the votes cas-, for the effics
ia question fcourting second choice
votes at ons-haif value. third choice
votes AZ on~-third value. fourth
choice votes al nnF. fourth value. Nnd
80 on 20 the lowest preferences ex-
pressed for any candidate for the
tdS N no eandIdate receive ma.
iortty BY counting first. second.
third and all further choices down
to tho lowest preferences expressed
FOR the office IN question. as direct.
"a in the next preceding subsections,
then the candidate who receives the
highest ruu1her Of votes ~ Euch sd.
dition Of all the preferences eS-
pressed shall BE- elected.
(el A tic between two or more
candidates shall be decided In favor
OF the candidate having tho high
est number of first choice votes u
this does not decide. then the high
ess total number OF second choice
votes shall determine tho result. II
they are also equal In that respect
then the process % comparing the
next lower choices shall be coniin-
ued down % tho lowest preference
cerned. and n this still results In n
tie II shall be decided by lot under
the direction OF tho canvasaing
board.
% A statement q such canvass
shall he made out and signed by the
president Of the council and filed
with the city clerk, who. within
three DAYS thereafter, shall make
out and cause 20 be delivered TO each
person so elected certificate OF
section IS. No informaiitles IN con
Quoting municipal elections shall
linvaiidats the same, II they have
been conducted fairly and in sub
stantiai conformity with the re-
Iqulrements 81 law.
sertion 10. The total expenditure
lby or on behalf Of any one cnndi-
date whether directly or Indirectly.
shall not exceed five hundred dol.
lars IN case Of a candidate elected
at large. nor one hundred dollars In
case OF y candidate elected from n
district This shall not include filing
fees nor the cost OF printing and
mailing circulars to voters.
No candidate. nor any person. as
sociation 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
ducemcnt for work In his behalf at
the polls on election day.
A violation 81 any OF the provi-
sions Of this section by any candi-
date. or hy any person. association
with His knowledge. shall disqualify
him from holding the office for
which he IL candidate.
Every candidate for an 81. rtive Of
flee shall. within five days after
the election, make and file with the
lclerk an affidavit that he has not
violated any OF the provisions Of
this section. which shall cnumerate
rpe, ificniiy the prohibitions IN this
section and shall contain com
lplcte itemized statement ~ erpendi-
lures Of money In such election. and
| Of the giving 81 any other conald
grafton or promise. by him or by
lanv other nerson In his behalf.
Section 20. ~ least twenty DAYS
prior 10 any election tho city coun-
icit shall designate one place Of vot
ling IN each precinct and shall APP
point such Judges and inspectors for
each place OF voting as may he re-
lnuired by the general laws OF tho
Estate for state and county elections
Section a. At all elections the
vote shall he by ballot and the polis
shall he opened nj eight o'clock
m. and close NJ eight o'clock p. m
The manner Of conducting and vot.
ling NJ elections under this charter
opening and closing OF polls, keen
ling tho poll lists cnuvasaing the
votes. declaring the result and Ger
ItifyinE the returns. shall no Inc
same a. provided by the laws OF this