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�� process of eliminating candidates and transferring their votes to the next ranked <br />�t continuing candidates shall be repeated until a candidate receives a majority of the <br />�: votes from the continuing ballots. <br />�,-# (d) If the total number of votes of the two or more candidates credited with the <br />�� lowest number of votes is less than the number of votes credited to the candidate <br />�5 with the next highest number of votes, those candidates with the lowest number of <br />�� votes shall be eliminated simultaneously and their votes transferred to the next <br />�� ranked continuing candidate on each ballot in a single counting operation. <br />�� (e} A tie between two or more candidates for the fewest votes as specified in <br />�� subdivision (c) shall be resolved by lot with the candidate chosen by lot being <br />�� eliminated. <br />� 1 SECTION 3: Effective date. This ordinance applies to future special elections and <br />�� shall take effect upon its passage and publication, and upon authority by the <br />�a Minnesota Statutes. <br />� SECTION 4: For the first special election where this process is used, the city of <br />�5 Roseville shall appropriate up to one-half of the estimated cost of a primary election <br />�+ to voter education and outreach to familiarize voters with this method of voting. <br />4� Passed by the City Council of the City of Roseville this day of <br />�� Ordinance — Establishing Instant Runoff Voting in Special Elections <br />CITY OF ROSEVILLE <br />�Y: <br />Craig D. Klausing, Mayor <br />ATTEST <br />Neal J. Beets, City Manager <br />City of Roseville — Proposed Ordinance <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />