The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-14

filled. and there are four or more
candidates therefor. the candidate
receiving . majority ~ oil first
choice votes east for such office
shsii be elected. N no election re-
rMf thereby. canvass shall he
inroN 81 all second rhaire votes re-
reifed by ~ach candidate End the
& frrf ana second rhoirc votes for
~Rrh candidate she'll he rAdrd and
+ The candidate receiving the LARGEST
'o'al by such addition. " such total
EQUALS mo icritv ~ the total NUM-
{ Der 81 en fret choice votes cast for
All candidates for such office sheil
he elected. N no election results
Z fhrr~hv canvass shalt hs made ~
third choice votes received nv each
candidate. and snch votes shalt he
ndSnd 10 the total ruunher ~ first
hnd Second rhef~e votes received nv
+ each such candidate. and the crnai-
dRf~ receiving tho LARGEST total by
srch addition shalt he elected 20 such
office.
+ Where moro than one candidate
s. 60 h~ eiecfesf ~ office haviur the
+srfc title ard tho rur,her OF can
fidRies therefor docs not eNceei
two tim~s the number NJ srrh ~
rice~ to he fliied. those candidates
/ er~ai In rnu,',e~ 10 tho npniber Of
offices 90 h~ fiiied having the high
est vote shall he elected
Whore moro than ore candidate
20 90 he elected - office having the
save titie ard tho number % cam
J diarf~S therefor exceeds two times.
but fner rot cNce~f three times. the
i nurher Of sn~A offices Co 10 fiiied
q canvass shall 10 f~ade ~ all first
I choirs vnfsS cnsf scr snch office
: the total 81 Snrh first choice votes
sisan fher - dtvisad ~ she ~~rnhs~
- rweh offices 10 he siii~d and s~~h
-~s'''t shalt TO- tho pr~nose ~ this
io'ri" Fractions shall he disre-
Rn-dea
Candidates receiving Nrst chc're
vntes equal 10 nm iorltv NJ tho
elective total shsii 10 elected. n
No election result thereby 90 to ono
( ~ r,n~e such offic~s = canVnss en-. n
10 'uad~ ~ seca~d rhcire votes for
each candidate To- snch offices and
each such candidates. first ~nd soc :
ond choice Not~~ shall 10 pSa@a and
'hns~ - ndidntes enwai ~ number 20
fhe offir~s remaining - 10 fntei
itr~'-~ tho hivh.~i total by such
ADDITION shall he elected
Where wore than ono ra~aFhas .
are 20 10 elected - nffic~e having the
~-'r. title n~d tho nr-,rar ~ -an-
f'fnfes fherefo- e~rseds three 'in,~s
80 number ~ sucA offices 70 30
s'ii@d ~nnvass shalt he wade nf all
f'rst choice votes cart foe such Of
fiffNt I'VE fN'al or NfFN ''Nsf NhnffF
votes shalt iNer 10 divided Nv tho
rn-,her ~ cffires 10 he f1t~d and
erch result shall far tho nu~nnse ~
fhi~ s~ction. coa~titu.a 'hc "elNcffve
total" F~aeii~~s shall DO disrs-
~ raed Candidates recetvi~~ first
choice votes enunl ~ rnpic~ltv ~
.he elective totni shen he eierted
~ no election result therehv No ~
orn r,n~e such offices rpnva ss
e'aii No r'aae ~ secood choice votes
fN~ Zach candidate f~~ surh cFsiree
pnh esri, ets~h cnndiapfs's first sri
-~~owA rhnt~e v~sae shnn 10 addei
~~d fko~a ca.Ftfafr~ aos,ai IN nus,
49, ~ $50 offices ~~,,,ri~tr~ - 80
suiNd h~~t~v the hi~hcst total Nv
surh rdaiii0n - tho ~e~se conesl
irtee IN e"ch crrN fNa io-itv - to
elective total shaN 40 elected ~
~ eie~tinr res,,', therehv. ns 70 nre
~ moro snch offices - crnvass si,ofi
no r,adA of tho thi~d choirs votes
received ~ cech snch candidate. and
rs'~h THIRD chrtce ~ofes shn1i 10
addea 70 80 tofai ~ tho firet nrA
second rhet~a votes -ec@ived ~ spct
snch candidate ard the rnnffdafee
c~"al IN rnn,Ner 90 Tho ~usssher ~
ossire~ ~e',e iuir~ - he fuiea n~"in-
the h'~heet total by such addition
; shah he elected
4 Ito between two ~ MORO cand'-
dates ~ 20 no aerided IN favor ~
, mo one fNfANT me r"nHf'Nf nNfNNff
~ ftrat choiea Vot~~ n ~ii a. equal
IN thaf ~esnrrt then tho greatest
nunhe~ of second rNo'ee votes deter
rincs tho result ~ tNls viii not do.
eide thcn tho Ito shRn 10 astcriul ID
, nv lot under tie direction Of the
lcanvassinr heard.
4 statement OF such canvass shall
. he made out and sigrcd nv the
chairman Of the council and flied
with the citv eomrtroller and eN-
officio CITY clcrt who. within three
! ita) days thereafter. shall make out