The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-05

Squares shall be provided 20 tn
right Of the name Of each candidate
in the column for each choice,
whcrsin to place the cross tNt
group Of names shall he provided.
at least. one blank line with the
squares In each column 60 the right
81 the same for us. sn writing or
FASTING IN any name and voting
therefor.
ORDER or NAMES on BALLOT
The names ~ all candidates for
each office shall he arranged IN al
phaheftChl order OF the HurnAfnes.
After the hallots have been print
ed. they shall bc printed or stamped
for the respective precincts In
which they are to be used. and they
shall be numbered consecutivsiy for
use IN each precinct, such number.
ing to be perforated and torn off
by the election officers at the time
of the voting Of the ballot.
Necessary space shaft be provided
on the ballot for charter amend
ments and other questions or rropo-
Hiiions to he voted upon at any
municipal election.
QUANTITY OF BALLOTS
The city comptroller and ex-of-
firio city clerk shall cause a suffi-
Client quantity Of official ballots for
each election 90 be prepared. printed
and authenticated as hercinbefore
prescribed. and distributed TO the
Spective voting precincts throughout
the city, In tho same manner as
required by law for other elections.
SAMPLE BALLOTS
The city comptroller and ox-
officin city clerk shall at least ten
tiel days before any election. cause
To be printed not less than ten
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upon paper Of different color, but
otherwise Identical with the ballots
20 he used Mt the election. and shall
distribute the same at his office,
upon application OF registered
voters. other city departments. civic
organizations or public schools.
LIST or CANDIDATES TO RE
CERTIFIED
Tho city comptroller and OK
offlcio city clerk shall. not less than
ten tt0l DAYS before the election.
certify a list OF the candidates for
tho respective offices. whose names
are entitled to appear upon the Of
fetal ballot together with a list
OF the offices To he filled Mt such
election. designating whether such
election is for full or unexplred
term, and he shall file in his office
said certified list of names and the
offices so to be filled. and tho same
EtAAt Nv NAHAAEft1 1T ftArf ltn tIUf
consecutive DAYS before the election
in the official newspaper OF the
city. and be posted for at least ten
fi0) days before tho election In the
vicinity OF each precinct polling
place
Fourth. Immediately after the
closing OF the polls. the Judges and
inspectors OF election shall then and
there. without removing the ballot
box from the place where tho ballots
were cast. proceed to count and
canvass the votes; they shall also
count and canvass the number of
fret. second and third choice votes
for each candidate; and as soon as
such count and canvass is complet-
ed, return thereof shall he signed
by the judges and inspectors, Sc
curely envcloped and sealed, and de-
liVered TO the city comptroller and
cx-officio city clerk by one Of their
number, not more than twelve G2l
hours after the same are so sealed
" n ballot contain moro than one
vote for the same person. only the
one Of such votes highest I'm rank
shall be counted, provided, that no
vote shall be counted for any office
unless the ballot contain first
choice vote for such office. Where
two or more offices having the
same title, are To be filled, no votes
for such offices shall be counted
hhlcAA the ballot contain first choice
votes Tor as many persons for such
be filled.
In every case where one office IL
TO he filled, " the voter votes more
thnn ono first choice for such office,
all votes for such office on such
ballot shall he void.
In every case whore more than
one office having the same title is
to be filled, II the voter votes more
first choice votes for such offices
than there are such offices to be
filled, all votes for such offices on
such ballot shall he void.
In every case whore one candidate
IL to lac elected, if more than one