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�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�1 <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />"Ne� choice" means the highest ranked choice for a remaining candidate that has not <br />become a vote at the stage referred to. <br />"Remaining candidate" means a candidate who has not been eliminated. <br />"Candidateswho remain" are all those who have not been eliminated at the stage referred <br />to. <br />�� "Stage" or "stage in the counting" means a step in counting votes where votes for a11 <br />��` remaining candidates are counted to determine whether a candidate has achieved a <br />�� maj ority and, if not, which candidate or candidates are eliminated. <br />i} <br />�i} <br />�] <br />�? <br />fa� <br />�� <br />fa� <br />"Vote" means a ballot choice that is counted toward nomination or election of a <br />candidate. All first choices are votes. Lower ranked choices are potential votes that may <br />be credited to a candidate, and thus become votes for the candidate. <br />C. Instant runoff counting will proceed in the following manner: <br />�� (a) All first choices are counted first and if a candidate has obtained a maj ority of those <br />�7 votes that candidate is elected and counting ends. <br />�� (b) If no candidate receives a maj ority of votes at the first stage, then second stage <br />�� counting begins by eliminating the last place candidate and the second choices made on <br />�� ballots for the eliminated candidate become votes for the second choice candidate <br />� l indicated on those ballots. A candidate who receives a maj ority of votes at that stage is <br />�� elected. <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />7� <br />�'� <br />$4 <br />(c) If no candidate receives a maj ority at a previous stage, the last place candidate among <br />the remaining candidates is eliminated and the next choices made on ballots for an <br />eliminated candidate become votes for the candidate indicated on those ballots. A <br />candidate who receives a maj ority of votes at that stage is elected. <br />(d) If at any stage in the counting there are two or more last place candidates, these <br />candidates are eliminated simultaneously and the next choices made on ballots that had <br />votes for one or more eliminated candidates become votes for indicated candidates who <br />remain. <br />6 L (e) The counting process continues in this manner with successive last place candidates <br />�� being eliminated and the next choices made on continuing ballots on which votes were <br />�5.� cast for eliminated candidates are counted for the remaining candidate or candidates <br />�� indicated by those choices until all but one candidate has been eliminated and that <br />�.� candidate is elected. <br />�� <br />87 D. Once a ballot is e�austed it is disregarded and no longer counted. A ballot <br />�� assigning the same ranking to more than one candidate for an office is exhausted when <br />�� the duplicate ranking is reached, in which case no vote is recorded for any of the <br />�+� duplicate candidates so chosen. <br />�l <br />�� <br />�� <br />�4 <br />�� <br />E. If a ballot choice skips a ranking, the next ranking below the skipped choice is <br />moved up and counted as though it were the rank of the skipped choice. <br />F. Ties must be decided by lot according to MN Statute 204C.34. <br />City of Roseville— Proposed Ordinance <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />