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Amending Chapter 31 of the Legislative Code pertaining to ranked voting.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Section 31.03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 31.03. - Ballots.
(a) Ballot format.
(1) When there are six (6) five (5) or more qualified candidates, a ballot must allow a voter to rank at least six (6) candidates for each office in order of preference and must also allow the voter to add, including a write-in candidates. When there are fewer than six (6) five (5) candidates, the ballot must allow the voter to rank each candidate for office and must also allow the voter to add a write-in candidate.
(2) To the greatest extent practical, the ballot design shall:
a. Allow for electronic counting of first rankings, and preferably for all rankings, so that early round winners can be identified on election night;
b. Allow the voting systems to detect errors in ballot marking for at least the first ranking, and preferably all rankings, to provide an opportunity for a voter to correct a mismarked ballot; and
(3) A ballot must include instructions to voters that clearly indicate how to mark the ballot so as to be read by the election judges conducting the count, or if a voting system is to be used, so as to be read by the voting system used to tabulate results.
(4) A ballot must include instructions to voters that clearly indicate how to rank candidates in order of the voter's preference.
(b) Mixed-election method ballots. If elections are held in which ranked voting is used in addition to other methods of voting, the ranked voting and non-ranked voting election must be on the same ballot card if possible, with ranked voting and non-ranked voting portions clearly separated on the ballot card. If placement of all offices to be elected cannot be placed on a single ballot card, a separate ballot card may be used for those offices to be elected using r...
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