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] <br />� <br />� <br />� <br />� <br />�i <br />� <br />9 <br />1 i� <br />]9 <br />1� <br />13 <br />1� <br />15 <br />L� <br />l� <br />L� <br />l� <br />�� <br />�1 <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�r <br />�� <br />�� <br />3�] <br />�l <br />�� <br />3� <br />�� <br />�� <br />3� <br />3� <br />�� <br />3� <br />� <br />�1 <br />�� <br />�� <br />� <br />�� <br />� <br />�F <br />City of Roseville <br />Ordinance No. <br />An Ordinance Establishing <br />Instant Runoff Voting at the April, 20,2004 Special Election <br />THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1: <br />The City of Roseville shall conduct the Apri120,2004 Special Election using Instant <br />Runoff Voting as a means for electing a member to the Roseville City Council. <br />The City finds that it is in the public interest to test a voting system that allows voters to <br />vote secondary and other preferences in case their favorite candidate does not receive a <br />maj ority of first place votes. <br />The instant runoff system of voting is adopted in this City of Roseville Apri120,2004 <br />Special Election in the manner specified below: <br />A. The name of each candidate shall be printed at a right angle to the length of the <br />ballot. <br />Blank lines containing the words "write-in, if any" sha11 be printed below the name of the <br />last candidate so that a voter may write in the name of individual whose name is not on <br />the ballot. One blank line sha11 be printed for each officer of that kind to be elected. <br />B. For purposes of this ordinance: <br />"Choice" means an indication on a ballot of a voter's ranking of candidates for a <br />particular office according to the voter's preference. <br />"Continuing ballot" means a ballot that is not exhausted. <br />"E�austed ballot" means a ballot on which all available choices have been used. <br />"Instant runoff voting" means a system of voting whereby voters may rank three or more <br />candidates for the same office in order of preference so that voters may indicate a first <br />choice, a second choice, and so on for as many of the candidates for the office as they <br />wish, up to the maYimum number of choices allowed. <br />"Last place candidate" means a candidate who has received the fewest votes among the <br />candidates who remain at any stage. Two or more candidates simultaneously become last <br />place candidates if their combined votes add up to less than a11 votes for the candidate <br />with the ne� highest number of votes. <br />City of Roseville - Proposed Ordinance <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />