Seattle City Council Bills and Ordinances
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Ordinance 119559
Introduced as Council Bill 112779
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AN ORDINANCE submitting a proposition to the qualified electors of the City, at the general election to be held on November 2, 1999, to amend Article IV, Section 2, Subdivision A, and Article XVIII, Sections 1 and 2 of the Charter of the City of Seattle; all in order to delete obsolete references to processes for conducting City elections, which processes are now governed by State law; ratifying and confirming prior acts; calling on the City Clerk to certify the proposed amendment to the Director of Records and Election of King County and directing such Director to submit the proposition to City voters; and providing for the publication of such proposed amendment. |
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Current Status: | Passed |
Index Terms: | CITY-CHARTER, ELECTIONS |
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Sponsor: | DONALDSON | tr>
Date Introduced: | July 12, 1999 |
Committee Referral: | Government, Education & Labor |
City Council Action Date: | July 19, 1999 |
City Council Action: | Passed |
City Council Vote: | 9-0 |
Date Delivered to Mayor: | July 19, 1999 |
Date Signed by Mayor: (About the signature date) | July 23, 1999 |
Date Filed with Clerk: | July 26, 1999 |
Signed Copy: | PDF scan of Ordinance No. 119559 |
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AN ORDINANCE submitting a proposition to the qualified electors of the City, at the general election to be held on November 2, 1999, to amend Article IV, Section 2, Subdivision A, and Article XVIII, Sections 1 and 2 of the Charter of the City of Seattle; all in order to delete obsolete references to processes for conducting City elections, which processes are now governed by State law; ratifying and confirming prior acts; calling on the City Clerk to certify the proposed amendment to the Director of Records and Elections of King County and directing such Director to submit the proposition to City voters; and providing for the publication of such proposed amendment. ARTICLE XVIII Elections
Section 1. ELECTIONS; GENERAL AND SPECIAL:
First. PRIMARY ELECTION: A primary election shall be held on the Tuesday two weeks preceding the day of any general municipal election. Whenever said Tuesday shall fall upon any legal holiday, the primary shall be held on the Monday immediately
preceding the same.
I, .............................................., being first duly sworn, on oath depose and say: That I reside at No. .. in The City of Seattle, and am a qualified voter therein; that I hereby declare myself eligible and a candidate for the nomination
for the office of . . . . . . . . . . . . . at the primary election to be held on the. . . . day of . . . . . ., 19. . . . .; that in making this declaration I am not becoming a candidate as the nominee of, or because of any promised support from any
political party or any committee or convention representing or acting for any such political party. That I possess the qualifications required by law for said office.
City Comptroller. By, . . . . . . . . Deputy Clerk.
Sec. 2. Section 2. The King County Director of Records and Elections, as ex officio supervisor of elections, is hereby directed to submit to the qualified electors of the City the proposition set forth below at the City general election on November 2, 1999. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the proposition to the King County Director of Records and Elections in the following form: Proposed City Charter Amendment No.____ Shall the Seattle City Charter be amended to delete obsolete references to processes for conducting City elections, which processes are now governed by State law; and shall Article IV, Section 2, Subdivision A and Article XVIII, Sections 1 and 2 of said charter be amended accordingly? Yes____ No____ Every qualified voter at the election desiring to ratify the proposition shall mark his or her ballot "Yes." Every qualified voter desiring to reject the proposition shall mark his or her ballot "No." Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the Director of the Department of Records and Elections of King County as Supervisor of Elections the charter amendment proposed herein in the form of a ballot title conforming to the foregoing statement of the same, and shall certify a copy of the proposed charter amendment, and the same shall be published by the City Clerk in two daily newspapers in the City for at least thirty (30) days prior to such election and as required by RCW 35.22.170. Section 4. Certification of the charter amendment proposed herein by the City Clerk to the Director of Records and Elections and any other act pursuant to the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon approval by the Mayor or, if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, then on the eleventh (11th) day after its presentation to the Mayor or, if vetoed by the Mayor, then immediately upon its passage over his veto. Passed by the City Council the _____ day of ____________, , and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________, . _____________________________________ President _______ of the City Council Approved by me this _____ day of _________________, . ___________________________________________ Mayor Filed by me this _____ day of ____________________, . __________________________________________ City Clerk July 6, 1999 (Ver. 3 ) |
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