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Amending Chapter 31.05(d) of the Legislative Code pertaining to the tabulation of votes.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
That Chapter 31.05(d) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows:
31.05. Tabulation of votes; in general.
(d) Counting procedures at the tabulation center. Before the reallocation of votes begins at the ranked voting tabulation center, the threshold must be re-determined based on the manual examination of the ballots. If one of the candidates reaches the threshold as a result of the manual examination of the ballots, the counting for that office is complete. If no candidate for an office has reached the threshold, counting and reallocation of votes at the ranked voting tabulation center must proceed in rounds for each office to be counted. Each round must proceed sequentially as follows:
(1) At the beginning of each round of counting, all candidates for whom it is mathematically impossible to be elected must be eliminated simultaneously and their votes reallocated to the continuing candidate with the next highest ranking on the ballot.
(2) After the votes have been reallocated, the number of reallocated votes cast for each continuing candidate must be counted. If one candidate's vote total is equal to or greater than the threshold, that candidate is elected. If no candidate's vote total is equal to or greater than the threshold, a new round begins and the candidate with the fewest votes is defeated. Votes for the defeated candidate must be reallocated to the next highest ranked continuing candidate. Ties between candidates with the fewest votes must immediately and publicly be decided by lot by the chief election official at the ranked voting tabulation center. The candidate chosen by lot remains a continuing candidate and the other candidate is defeated In the event of a recount, this result is binding if there is a tie.
(3) The procedures in clauses (1) and ...
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