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city of R�sevil�e <br />4rdinanc� Na. <br />A� D�dis�anca Estab{is�i�c� <br />Ins#a�t Runaff Vofing for Special Efections <br />� THE CITY 4F ROSEV(L�E ORDAINS: <br />2 SECTIO�I 1; <br />j�_ r <br />� � <br />_:2 ��z .�. °��°��....c�.�-�.�-� <br />`�.��^ � :,rx ��.5�-�^-�...�� <br />�������. <br />3 The City of Roseviile shail cc�nduc� Speciai Elections using Ir�sta�t Runoff Voting as <br />4 a means for elec�ing a mayor or member of ti�e Roseville Ci'ry Ct�uncil, if there are <br />5 three or mare candidates #or t�te vacant office. <br />6 The City �nds that it is in the pub(ic interest to have an efficient and econamical <br />7 process for special efecti�ns #hai ailovvs a majority winn�r to b� defermined without <br />8 a primary election. <br />9 SECTION 2: <br />l0 The election shali b� conducted in the #flilowing manner: <br />I 1 (aj �'or the purpases vf this section: (�} � candidate s�ai� be deemed "continuing" <br />i2 i# the candidate has not been e�iminated, (2) a ballat shail b� d�emed "co�tir�uing° if <br />13 it is not exhausted, (3} a ballnt s�all be deem�d "exf�ausied,,' and r�ot cour�ted in <br />14 �'ur�}��r s��ges of �h� t�b�l�tior�, if al! af t�e choic�s have ���r� e���i�ia��d �ar' ���r� : <br />:1� - are no more c�oices indica��d c�n t�e �ailoi. lf a ballat g�ves e�uat rar��C to fvv� fl� <br />1� mor� candidates, t�e ballat shall be deciared exhaus#ed w}�en suc� multiple <br />I7 ra�kings ar� re�che�. !f a voter casts � bal�ot but skips a ra��, ihe voter's uot� s�rafl <br />18 be �eansfe�r�d to tha# voter's next ranE�ed cf�oice. <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />(b} f€ a candiclate receives a majori#y of the first choic�s, that candidate sh�li be <br />declared ei�cted. if no candidate recei�es a majority, the candidate who rec�ived <br />th� fewesi first choices shal� be el�minated and each vote cast for ihat ca�dEdate <br />shali be transf�rred to the r�ext rank�d candidate on #hat voter's ballat. If, aft�r this <br />transfer of vot�s, any car�didate has a majority c�f the vptes from the cor�tir�uing <br />ballats, tha# c�ndidat� shall be d�c(ared elected. <br />2S (c) !f no candidafie r�c�ives a majori�y of votes from the con#i�uing baf�ots after a <br />2b candidate has been elimir�ated �nd his ar �er votes have been transferred to the <br />2i ne�ct ranked ca�td�date, the co�ti�ving candidat� with the fewes� votes from the <br />28 contiriuing ballots shafl be eiiminated. Each vote cast �or t�a# candidat� s�afl be <br />29 transferred to ihe r�ext ranked continuing candidate or� that �oter's baflat. This <br />City of Roseville - Proposed Qrdinance <br />�'age 1 ai 2 <br />