HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5730 04/18/1994
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ORDINANCE NO. 5730
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AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
SPRINGFIELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN LANE COUNTY ON SAID DATE, THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN WHICH THE OUTCOME IS FINAL UPON RECEIPT OF A
MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, PROVIDING FOR USE OF THE SAME ELECTION
BOARDS AND POLLING PLACES AND MANNER OF ELECTION FOR SAID ELECTION
AS SHALL BE USED IN THE COUNTY-WIDE ELECTION, AND ALL ACTS
NECESSARY FOR CARRYING ON SAID ELECTION.
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1: That the City Council finds it advisable to
submit to the electors and legal voters of Springfield, Lane
County, Oregon, the question as to whether the Springfield Charter
should be amended to provide for the method of election of the
Mayor and Council in which the outcome is final only upon a
candidate's receipt of a majority of the votes cast, as more
particularly set forth as follows:
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(See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated
herein as fully and completely as though set out in
full herein.)
section 2: That a special election shall be held in
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, on Tuesday, November 8, 1994.
There shall be submitted to the electors and legal voters of said
City for their approval or rejection the following question:
(See Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated
herein as fully and completely as though set out in
full herein.)
section 3: Said question shall be placed upon official
ballots by the City Recorder to be voted upon by the electors of
the City of Springfield at said election. The City Recorder may
provide for such official ballots by arranging for their insertion
upon the election ballots provided by the County Department of
Records and Elections.
Section 4: The City Recorder shall provide or cause to
be provided such poll books, ballots, ballot boxes, tally sheets
and other supplies for the hereinafter specified polling places as
are necessary for the carrying on of the election which shall be
delivered to the election boards by the city Recorder or shall be
caused by her to be delivered thereto.
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section 5: The city and county precincts of the City of
Springfield shall be uniform in boundary and have the same
election boards and polling places in the City and said election
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shall be in the same places as provided for by the County of Lane
for the general election to be held on the 8th day of November,
1994, and said chairman and clerks in the said general election
shall be identical to the ones serving in said City of Springfield
special election.
section 6: The polls shall be open at each of said
polling places at 8:00 a.m. and shall be closed at 8:00 p.m. on
said election day.
section 7: Notice of said election shall be given by the
City Recorder publishing notice thereof in The Springfield News, a
newspaper prepared and published in Springfield, Oregon, by two
publications of said notice, the first of which publication shall
be not less than ten days prior to the time of the election.
Section 8: In the event the Lane County Elections
Administrator shall timely and lawfully exercise his discretion to
require said special election balloting to be conducted by mail,
then the manner of election shall be in all respects consistent
with the applicable requirements of Oregon Revised Statutes and
Chapter 1, Article 16, of the Springfield Code 1965.
Adopted this 18th
a vote of 3 for and
, 1994, by
day of Apri 1
2 against.
this
Approved by the Mayor of the City of Springfield, Oregon,
18th day of Apri 1 , 1994.
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City Recorder
EXHIBIT "A"
"section 3A. Mavor and Council Method of Election, Outcome Final
Upon Receipt of Maioritv Vote. The first voting for Mayor or
Councilor during a year will take place at the same time and
places in the City as the state-wide biennial primary election
that year. Any candidate for Mayor or City Councilor who shall
receive a majority of all votes cast at the primary election shall,
be declared to be elected to the office for which he or she is a
candidat~, effective as of the date of the state-wide biennial
general election, and no further elections shall be held for such
office. If at the primary election no candidate receives such a
majority, the two candidates receiving the two highest numbers of
votes cast for the office shall be the only ones whose names
appear on the ballot for voting at the same time and place as the
state-wide biennial general election of that year as candidates
for that particular office. The candidate who rec~ives a majority
of the votes cast at the state-wide general election for the
office is elected to that office and is entitled to a certificate
of election thereto."
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Attachment A - Page 3
CAPTION
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SUMMARY/EXPLANATION
EXHIBIT "B"
BALLOT TITLE
Mayor and Council Elections;
Majority Vote Required for Election
Shall Springfield Charter be amended to
provide that election of Mayor and City
Councilors requires majority vote?
Amends Springfield Charter to provide
that to be elected, any candidate for Mayor
or Council shall receive a majority of all
votes cast. Any candidate receiving a
majority at the state-wide primary
election is elected. If no candidate
receives a majority, a run-off election
between the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes will occur at the
general election and the candidate who
receives a majority of the votes is
elected.
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Attachment A - Page 4