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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 0003-1960O'~,~)INiU;Q~ r;o. 3 AN ORDDL~NCK ADOPTING BUL~S AND RF. GUIATIONS AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES POR MUNICIPAL ~i~C~i(~.S. Section ,t. I~4(Z)ItP0.~ATXO~( OP ~D~L ~D STAZB ~t~. No per~n ehaXi violate ~y p~ovi.a~ o~ the ~nstitution of the United Siate~ or o~ the - ~ ~..~ ~ At.~k~ O~ O~ ~Y law duly enact~ ~rsu~t to eit~e~ o~ the ~ore~iq ~titution0 perishing to thu ~ll~ G~ ..... r ~Ct there', ~ a~h ~nstitutio~ ~d l~s ae hereby ~cor~ated in this ore,ce ~ ti fully set out herein. ~ction 2. ~AL~XaTX~S 0P E~. No person shall be ~ elec~x of ~e City unless he ~ssesses all of the follo~ qualfficationss (a) ~ n~st ~ a citizen of the United States ~d be at least ninete~ (19) ~e~s of (b) ~ ~8t be able to spe~ ~r read the i~ltsh l~uase as prescribed (c) ~ ~st ~ve be~ a reaL.at si the State si Alaska ~o~ ~ y~; im~btely p;cc~ the eiocti~ ~d ~st have been such ~esident Esr t~;ty (~) ~y8 ~diati~ly psecedi~ ouch election in the election diat~ict ~ ~i;b thc City i~ located. (d) He ~st have r~iater~ at the o~lce si the City Cle;k~ Alaokat ~t the ~er prescribed by this ordinance. In ~tfo~ ~ the ~ali~tcation9 set ~orth in the precedi~ section, no f~ll be ~tttled to vote on ~estions o~ the ~rrowt~ oI mney by the ~ity when the pr~ctpal ~ interest on such ~rroged ~ney is to be paid W t~e8 o~ by t~ti~. If the ares in ~i~ the elector is a resider ~s be~ ~ly ~mex~ to the City ~ollo~ thc co. let!on of such t~ ~sess~nt roll of the City ~t prior to the date o~ ~e election at ~ich a propositt~ ~or g~eraX obligation ~n~ is to be au~itted, and such elector*8 n~e i8 ~l~ed in the latest t~ ~ses~t ~oll o~ the 8c~1 district, public utility district, or ~rough within ~ich ~uch arcs ~ ~x~ .,~ ~i~uated on the e~ective date o~ the ~e~tiofl, 8u~ ~raon~8 n~ ~all be ~nsidered to be on the t~ ~8eaament ro11 o~ the City ~or the purpose of votinS on such Section 4. ~~TX~, ~ALIP~ B~ ~LY. Qualified electors rqtster ~ onX~ persons w~ ~e registeree m~y here~ter vote in a ~icipal election. A per~n once r~tstered ~haXl not be re~ired to osaka resistor le~s btm registration be stricken from the perm~ent registration re~orde ~or the re~ns here~ter set ~orth. - 17- ORDII~(~ ~0. 3 Section 5. ~A~.E--~LAC~5 ~OR: D~-SIGNATIO~. The central reyt~,tration o~ice shall be the ~i~e o~ the CiW Clerk at the Cit~ ~11. I~ l~i~i~n to the c~tral ~ta~atio~ offi~e~ the City Clerk ~7 ~signate ~ith the approval o~ the Clt7 ~:;:il o~hcr plac~ of re~tlt~ti~n ~ithin the City. All pe~ air~ to vote st a g~eral o~ special election shall register at central regi~ tration office cr other designated place. Section 6. ~ll~-.Cl~Rli a~ P~GISTRAR; IND~Xs OIRD~. ~e City Clerk ia ~reby deei~at~ aa the regt.str~ o~ the City a he ~hall ~e~ s pe;~ent t~iattatton ~x on alphabetically ~eg c~ o~ all qualified electors ~ hove regis- tered= Ae r~i~tr~ ~o~ ~e Ciiv. the Clez~ shall be re~pon~ible ~or the calling supe~visbn of all elections. Section 7, 3AMB-.SI~II~G CARDS; AI~PIDAVITS; PlLIt~G ~; ~. Bvery person reg~ster~ usher the prov~sions of thi~ ordin~ce shsll pe~n~lly ~ orig~l ~d a duplicate registration cad ~ subscribe to ~ ~fidavit of ~egistration ~ oath b~ore the ~ity Clerk-~istr~ ~ ia here~ t~, ~iste~ oaths for ~is p~ce. The ~si~nat~ ~dit~t~ of the City ~istrar are ~urth~ ~po-~ered to ~tnister ~uch oaths. ~e or/gi~l regis- tr.~tion c~d sh~ll ~ filed ~ the office o~ the City Cl~k ~d t~ ~plicate c~d ~all ~ alphabetically file~ in a card ind~ to be us~ ~ the elector's pfeciact as hege~tez pzovided. Registration car~ ~11 be on ~o~ appzov~ ~ ~e City Section 8. SAM~--FOP. I~ZTLIRB; R~-RRGI~TRATXON$ TaANSFBR; PBPd~AN~T P, BCORD; GHALI. ENLI~. (a) Qualified electors who have registered shall for£eit registration and the r~ght to vote in any city election if: (1) Such e1~to~ ~emoves his ~esidence beyond the corporate ltmit6o (2) Such elector shall have changed his or her name since rag/a- terl~. (3) Such elector shall not have voted for s period of twenty-£ive (25) months in any general or apecialznunicipal elcction. Any peraan ~ho hss forfeited his registration shall be required to register anew before beingentitled tu vote, (b) A person .rmse name does not appear on the registration index of qualified voters shall not be granted the right to vote by any election officer. (c) Quali£ied electors who change their residence within the City shall be entitled, upon written or oral request, ~o ~sve their registration traas£erred from one precinct to another. (d) Any peroan who registered according to the p£ovisions of this ordinance eball be entitled to vote and only such persons shall be ~o entitled to vote. but such ~egistration shall be prima facie evidence of the voter's · -18- qualJ~'icationG, ~nd At shall b~ the duty of t, he election o££iciala to challe~$e any voter, whom they know~ or believe, to have become disquali£1ed aa an eXecto~. (e) Registration cards removed £rom the CZetk*6 because of a voter's £ailure to vote for twenty*£ive rained in tbs per~anent records of the City CXetk-Registta~. ~ection 9. SAMB--T~$ uA~ BOOK~ C[O~Do The resietration -~f electors shall ~ c~r~ oat at aXX t~ ~ur~ the r~u~ o~cc ~uta o~ the CtW Clffk-~gistrar. ~ept the Cit~ Cletk-~istrar ~V ~t~d registration ~til lOz~ P.M. ~wevet, there a~11 ~ ~ registration wt~ five (5) ~ya of ~y g~ or special election, a~d ~ivc (fi) days to ~cXude S~ay8 ~ ~X~aya. Section lO. P-LBCTION TXAIP..S; ~OTXCBS. (a) Ttu~e of General Blection, Annually, on the second Tuesday of May o~ each yea~, a ge~eral election shall be heJd ~n the C~ty for the election of v~t ~ct~l off,cea, utility ~a~d vac~ctea, 5c~o1 bo~d v~c~e9t ~ ~or the dete~nation o~ such other ~ttera ~ ~y regulatiy ~ place4 on the ballot. (b) Notice o£ General Blection. The City Clerk shall cause to be published in a ..~spaper of general circu~ation a notice o~ election at least t~enty (20) days betore any annual or apecia~ eiection, or poet or cause xo be posted in three (3) conspicuous places within the City, notice thereo£, w~ioh said notice may be substantially in the foXXowin~ £ogm: '~ot~e La hereby given that on the __.day of , 19_., there will be held in the City .tis11 ~n the City of Kenat (o~ such other place as may be deaignatsd by the Co~mci!) an election £or the purpose of (state purpose). '~lhe polls for said election ~111 bc open at $ o'clock A,M, on that day and ~il1 close at 8 o*cXocl', P~. on thc .'~e day, and all quali£ied 81actors o£ the City o£ Kenal ~ho have registered, in accordance ~ith law, ~iI1 be e~tdtled to vote at said election. Dated this__ day o~ _ ___.._.., 19_.." City Clerk ............... (c) Time of Special Blectiona. Special elections may be ordered by the City Council upon an appropriate resolution of that body made in accordance with the law. · [! ORDIN~N~ NO. 3 1 Section 11. i~PLI~ATII INDF, V.; DEL.WPRII',G; SXG~IIh~ ~I~ ~ o~lock A~. on t~ ~y o~ election shall dellver to t~ ele~t~on offlc~als ~ery precinct th~ ~plicate reg~stratinn ~x in ~ich shall be alpha- bet~c~lly ~eu the ~plicate registration c~ o~ all voters qualified ~ register~ to vote ~n z~h prec~ct. V-very voter 6hall ~lgn m~d date such card on the ~'irst available Xit~ on of~!~!~l~ 51~ail ~mpare such signature with the signature on the face o~ such s~i~txation c~dt ~d i~ert the date og voting beside the atg~ture. If ~h electra oIfiotal ~lieves ~at ~e person appear!n~ to vote is ~t ~n- tigiable fr~ the i~oa~ion ~nt~ned in such r~istration c~d, such voter ~11 ~ately be ~11~ ~d d~ted the ti~t to vote. Any person ~.ho ha~ voted shall deliver his ballot to the election judaea shall armor, ce such £act ~ the ~lect~n ~e6 shall thereu~n ~postt the vot~*o r~iatratioa c~d in a sealed ~nta!ner for that purpose. ~e regiatr~ t~n c~d ~ai~ in such container ~ha11 ~t be r~ved ~ ~y other person o~r t~ ~e City Clerk ~ election officials, Section 12, ~UR$ OP VOTII$. Th~ polls in cash voting pzecinct shall be op~i ~g~ 8 o'clock A.M, until 8 o'clock P.~, on a!l election days for the ~r~e of voti~. Section 13o HLBCFXO~ BOARD; CLBRK? APPOINTM~NTI ~ALXPX~TXONSI VA~S PXL~ ~ ~. '~ ~Cil, before any ~nicipai ~lectlon, shall appoint three (3) Ju~es for each voting precinct w~ shall be ~alt~i~ electoxa the City, a,d ~o shall ~titute an eXectiofl ~d ~or the election in the precinct ~ ~i~ they ~e ap~inted to act. At such meeti~ the ~unci1 ~haZl ml~ ap~int two qual~i~ electors to act ~ clerks o~ such ele~tion at each City voting preo~ct. The officers o~ the election ~ appoiflt~ shall be rest- ap~ted shall ~1 or r~use to serve or attend at the t~e ~ place ap~ted~ the Clt~ Clerk or tb~ election officers present, with the approval o~ the ~etk, ~all c~ose a qualified elector to a~ve tn t~ abs~tee~s place. ~e CiW Cio~k shall have the authority to app~lat not ~re t~ three (3) electiou clerks, in ~itkn ~ those ~or~entioned, ~or each ~l!i~ place, when ne- ceso~y to facilitate the orderly conduct o~ the election or to teliae ap~ted og u~e Sectlon 14. PR~CII~CrS .~D I~LLIXG PLACES,, The ~cii thirty (M) ~},3 be~o~e the election divas the district tots votin8 ~d ~ft~e t~ bound~ieo of each pxectnct ~ provide a suitable ~llt~ pl~e ~or each voti~ precinct ~d order ~e notice o~ the election to be by the City ~erk, Section IS. OATH OP OFPXCXALSI FORMI ADMXNXtTBP~J~ BY CLBP~. An election o£i'icer 6o choamn in each precinct shall appear before the City Clerk ~ shall t~e the oath se% ~orth here~. ~ he in turn shall ~nioter the sine oath to a11 other Judges and clerks in his precinct. ~e oath a~niatered ~hall ~ as ~ollo~s: -20- O~J~U~C~ ~O. 3 ._, do aolamly s~ear (or affirm) that ! ~ill honestly a~d faithffully perform the ~ties of J~e (or clerk) of election to law~ that I ~i11 ~usiy ~deavor to pre~ v~t fr~, deceit, or a~se ~ ~nducting the election, to the best o~ my ability. ~ ~LP ~D." ~~ ~L~ ~; ~S~ ~L~ ~S. Thirty (30) ~ute8 b~ore t~ C~Si~ of the poll~ on t~ day of electra o~ of the ~udges s~ll procl~ t~ t~ f~n~ before the ~11~ shall c~8e, ~ ~ t~ ~118 ~e c~sed t~ ~t ~st be ~unced a~, ~d ~ter such procl~tion ~ ballots ~all be r~celved e~t t~se of ~altfied electors preset at the ~lls at the for ckaing ~ ~ti~ to vote. Before tecetv~ my balers the election ~d ~at, ~ ~e pt~ce o~ ~y per~ ass~blod at the polli~ place~ open, ~bit to ~ae preset, ~ close ~e ballot ~s, ~d thirstier the ~l~t ~ns mat ~t ~ t~ovg f~om t~ pol!i~ place or 9tes~ce o~ the ~ti! all ballots are ~t~, ~or ~st the~ be o~ aga~ until the polls are Ii,fly Section 17. BALIYY~.~EX~t; PAID BY CITY. At a11 municipal elections to be her~a~te~ held, the printing and distributing o£ ballots and tnstrMctions to voters shall be paid for by the City. S;ctlon 18, SA~--POR~t. Th~ names of all candidates to be voted for shall be printed on one ballot, includin~ all candidates for mayor, council, school board, ~d such other officia,~,8 as shall be elected according to l~J'. l~re~ed- ~g the list of candidates for each office there shall be placed the wordss '~ote for not more than seven," or '~ote for not more than one,~ or such ~,~ber as are to be elected to the office in question, ss the case may be. On the back or outside of the ballot, ,so aa to be clearly visible when folded, almll b~ printed the ~ords$ "O~PlCIAL BALLOT,*' the date of the election, and a fsgeimtle signature of the Clerk who has caused them to be printed. The ballots shall be of plain white paper, through whic~ printing or wi'iting cannot be read. The munas of candidates shall be printed in capital letters, not less than one- ~ighth of an inch (1/S**)~ or more than one-fourth of an inch (1/4") in height, and at the besizmin~ of each line in ~hich the name o£ a candidate ts printed, a square shall be printed, the size of wh,'lch 8hal~ not be less than one-fourth of an inch (l/4~) in length. Ballots shall be nut, bared consecutively, ca~didate~* na~s dhall be arranged alphabetically and their positions chaaSed tn the manner required by law for State elections. (ACLA X949, S38-$-6) Section 19. SAMB--PRINTINGl DELXVBRY; TIMB DBLIVBRBD; CORR~TXONSI PACKAGBS XN$1~CFION[ RBCBIPTI PI~SBRVBDo For aX! elections to which this ordinance ap- plies the City Clerk shall have charge of the printing of the ballots ~nd shall deliver them to the election board preceding the opening o~ the polls on elec- tion dmyo Ballots shall be printed and in the possession of the officer charged w~-~h distribution of the same at least one (l) day before election and subject -21- to tbs irmpection o~ carM~datca and their a_gcmts, l£ any mist~d~es be discovered, the same shall be rectigied without delays Such ballots ~all be placed in sea- agate sealed pa;knees with marks o, the o~t;ide, clearly designating the numbe_r of ballots mtclosed Dy gheir printer nuff~bers, ZnQ a receipt the;e£or taken tre, m the election board to which they are delivered, ~hich receipt shall be preserved in the records o£ this City. Section 20o SA~-*S~.CL~H~I; ~IP~rlN5; D~LIVP*R, The City Clerk shall also have printed a number o£ colored specimen ballots which ~hall be delivered to the thio ordinance o Section 21. INSTIU]CFXO~ CARD; PURNISHIIqG. The C/iF CI~A shall publish [ulX i~tgugtgo~ log the gu~d~e o~ voter~ as to ~ tc obt~n balers, as to the ~eg o~ mgk~ th~, ~d the met~ o~ obtaining i~o~ti~, a~ as to ~o- ~rtng n~ ballot8 in place o~ ~y ~st~oyed og 8~tled, an~ he 8hn]X cause such ~t~ct~nm ~ ~ p~nted ~n la,ge clear type on ca~, ~ the C~egk fl~sh to the ~es o~ electra a su[~tc~t ~r o~ ~ch c~d6 of ~bXe the election ~d to ~ly g~th thc pr~vt~tons o~ this SectAon 22. VOTZNG BOOTHS$ SUPPLZ~S; BO~P*~ Ir4 VX~'JS SHI~I~D BOOTH~ It ~31! ~e the duty o£ the C~ty Clerk to cause to be erected ~n the places desig~ted Dy the Council, a su~£icieflt number o£ booths, ~h aha11 be supplied w~th supplies and conveniences, as ~ill enable the voter to m~r~- bis ballot £or voting and in ~high the voter may prepare hi~ ballot ~:reened otmervatlon. The ballot boxes shall be within plain view o~ the election cers _n__nd voters and persons within the polling place outside the booths. ~h · uch booth shall have three aides enclosed. The expense o~ provLding booths, and other thanes required to be £urn/shed by th~ o~dinance shall he paid in ~he same manner as other election expense,s Sectlon 23, VOTING PROCRI~URP~S, I~Y~tlNA?~ON O; ~L~S; ~SXT~ ~L~S; ~C~ S~I~D ~S~ l~I~; ASSiSTANt. A~ ~r~n ~s~r~8 to vo~e s~ll give his nme t~ the election ~a~d and s~fl and date his ~plicate reg~ ~ritton card. ~e ~e6 shall g~ve the voter one ~d only o~ bai~t, · eceipt o~ the ballot the vo~e~ ~ha11 ~o~t~th ~et~e alone to the vot~ p~ov~d, ~ s~ll prepare his o: he~' ballot, ~ ~rki~ ~ the aP~Oprtate marff~n or pl~e op~stte the ~ o~ the c~dtdate of his og he~ ~tce~ p~ovidtng, however, such vote~ shall not vote ~or ~e th~n the prope~ ~umber o~ ~o~ e~ch of~ce to be elegt~ thereto. Before leav~ the vot~ ~th, the vot~ shall ~old ~ ~allot In ~gh ~ ~r as te 9ho~ and display the n~r thereon, ~ shall th~ h~d the a~e to one og the ~u~es o~ olection~ ~ s~all exaine it~ ~d i~ ~ound to be ~rrectly ~mbered shall deposit it in ~e ballot ~x~ ~tet teati~ o~ thc printed nu~er He shall mark his ballot ~ithout undue delay. No p~.,.~son shall t~ke soy bal- lot9 £rom the pollin~ plac;~ be£ore the closing o£ the polls. Any vote~ thro~h mccid~t or mist~e, ~tiXate or ~poil the b~llot given him, ~hall · eturnt~ the 9me to ~he j~es receive anothe~ ~n place the~o~, Any vote~ blind or other~ise incapable o~ ~arking hi~ or her ballot, may dem~d that the -22- ORDINAN(~ NO. 3 ~udg. ea o£ election assist him or her, whereupog~ the judges o/ election shall do so. (ACTA 1949, S38-5-17) Section 24° DEFIiCTXVE BALLOT$~ ~*d$~D ~AL[OTS; DISPOSITXOH; BALLOTS. X~ the voter sha~I ~gk ~re n~e6 than there are per,ns to be elect~ to ~y office, oz ~ ~oz ~y ~ea~n ~t ~s ~m~sstble ~ tell thc votez*s c~tce ~o~ ~y o~e to be ~11~d, ballots ~ba11 not be ~u~t~. No ballot w~t~ut the o~tgtal ~ thezeon shal~ be permitted to be d~ost~ed ~n the ballot ~d ~ne ~t bsXXot~ ~Xy~ w~th the p~ovLs~o-~ ~,( +~- ~ '~ ~. Ga&~ ~ Cuu~,~ ~n811 be ma~ked "de[strive' on %he back the~eo~, ~ ballots to ~ich objectAon hag ~efl m3~ 9hall bc ~rked "objected to' on the b~ck tbe~eo~, a~ 8~gned by the .j~e9, 9tatAng ~hy thc ballot ~a8 not c~ntcM, and ~11 de~ective ballot~ shall be ~clo~ed tn 9n envelope a~ ~gked me to dteti~ulsh the ~ntentg. All ballot9 not voted, ~d all ballots · ~1led by vote~ ~ball be returned by the ~e8 o~ election to the City ~le~k, ~ ~ecetpt t~en th~e~o~. T~ Clerk shall keep a geco~d o~ the ~ bal~tm deltveg~ at the vag&ou6 ~11~n5 places, the n~e6 o~ pe~6o~ to ~hom ~Xiveg~, the t~e ~ delivered, and he shall aX~ ~ter u~n ~ugb the ~ ~ cha~acte~ o~ thc ballnC6 returned, ~Ath the time ~, and by ~]~m returned. No ballot ~1~a11 be rejected ~o~ the reason that the purpose o~ the vot~ ~5 obscure, e~the~ a~ to the pecan voted ~o~ o~ the desi~at~on the o~tce. ~ the ju~e can ~term~ne ~om an Inspection o~ the b~l~t a6 to the p~9en intended to be voted ~og, a~ the o~ce designated. ~ec%~,on 25, COUNTING; CHECKING WITH INDEX; OF~;J~G IN I~UDLIC; TALLY. Aa soon aa the polls are finally closed the judges shall open the boxes contain- i.*t~ the t~_a'_,. !n~._s case; and when the same have been counted end result ascer- tained, th~ s~me s~ull be checked ~th th~ regXatration index and all ballots replaced to be counted aga~s~ aa hereinat*ter provided for. Xn no case sh~11 a ballot ba~ ~'~. ?_...~oved f~om tt,,e room in ~hich any election shnl! be held, until all o~ the ~*,ots h~v~ been finally counted. The counting o£ aha11 in sll cases ~e public. ~;:,~-. ballots, a~ter having been counted and checked as herein pro~'Idc~, ~all ~ ~kc~,. uu~ ~u,c£ui~y, u,c Tc, y o~, bT the ~udge$ of e!ectLon, ~ GhaX1 ope, ~hem, end read aloud the name o£ each ps:son voted £or, provided that no more ba!lota be dratfn /rom the box than shall tally exactly with the registration index. ~e Jud&es shslZ write down each o~£ice to be £illed and the name o£ each per,on to be voted for such o£-~ice, and they shall keep the number of votes ~y tallies s8 they are read aloud. Section 26, STRINGI~G AND PRIL~RV~G BALLOTSI SBALINGI BURNING: T/MB. (a) It shall be the duty of one o£ the ~d~es to string the ballot& st the tl~e o~ counting and a~ter all the ballots have been counted a~d strung~ it shall be the duty of the judges to place them in a sealed envelope, and to write thercons *~allots o£ municipal election o£ the City of Kenai, held this day o~ ,, 19..**** and to deliver such ~ealed envelope to the City Clerk Who sha~! deliver the same to the canvassing board when called for, and otherwise s~ll keep the sa~e unopened for one year, to be used only as evidence in case o£ ~ontest when called £or; and at the end o1 which time it shall be the duty -23- o£ the Council to burn said ballots in thc pr~:,eflce o£ two (2) City off£ci~ls as f&tnes~ea ~'~-~eto, and ~e and keep a memorandmn in writ~q~ o~ these facts. representative, to pick up al! election materials, e,g, ballots, tallies, certi~/~ates, etc,, f~om the elect~on t~ards ~mmediately £ollowtng the cor~ ¢lus~os of their duties, u~n e~h o~ the papers ~ntatttt~ t~ ~11 lists a~ tallies, or attagh~ t~eto, mtati~ the ~ber o~ votes e~h ~g~n vot~ ~o~ h~ received, ~ ~a~g~t~ th~ o~ge for ~ch he a~ ~ot~. ~e c~tt~icatea shall be s~ by the election ~d ~rs ~ the s~, ~th the r~Latrat~ c~ds, tall/ess or tally p~er8, oa~ of ~ge6 ~ oat~ o~ voters ~ oth~ papers, aha11 be seal~ tn ~ ~velope by the ~geo ~ e~r~d 'electra return' ~ be deltverM ~ the City CJerk. Section 28. ASS~fl3~ VOTDa~--~RSONS F. NTITLSDs AUTHORXZATXON. Persons entitled to absent vote shall be any voter .ithtn the City, properly regis- term2 and otherwise q, ali£ied, who expects to be absent from his City elec- tics! precinct, og k~o will be unable to vote in ~uch City election prectnc~ by ~eason of physical disability on the day o, ~l~tch any general or special mur~tcipal election is heldj such person may cast a balls** ~n ~uch municipal election by ~omplying with the provis~ofm o~ this ordinance. NOTATIONS, (a) Not more than twenty (~0) nor less than .~ive (5) days be£ore any municipal election, m3y vot~.~. ~roperly registered s~ qual/~t~, ~ ~ectm to be a~ [~ ht~ ~Zegtt~n p~ectnct, w unabi~ to vote therein ~ the day o~ ~h el~t~, ~y ~ile a~the~ ~ ~r~n or b7 ~; h~s written ·stion with the City Cle~-k ~of ~ abe~t votef*6 ballot. ~ application e~ll ~ ei~ by ~ ~lLc~t, e~ his pl~e o~ fee~nce, ~ e~tl m~e cZe~ ~ ~e City Clffk the appltc~t*s fight ~ a ballot. (b) Upon receipt o~ an application £or an absent voter's ballot al~htn the proper time, the Clerk receiving it shall file ti, and then compare the stgrmture thereon with the signature on the original a~ftdavtt o~ registration and the place o£ residence as given Ln the application, ~;ith t.~at in the a~fi- davit si registration, l~ it appears to ~.a Clerk that the e~.gnsture on the application is that si the person ~ho signed the original a~davit o£ regis- trntion, and that the place o£ ~estdence a~ shush thereon Ls tn the aam~ City vottng~ectnct as appears on the ~£1davit, he shall deliver to the applteant personally, or by mail, at the .mLl]~l; address given in the application, an o[ftcisl ballot for such election! at tdentificstio~ ~flvelop~, and a return envelope. -24- ! ORDIN~q~ NO. 3 (c) De£ore delivering any ballot tbs City ~.t. er~ shall satisfy himself o£ the applicant*a right to a ballot~, and may reiuse in ~ prope, case to deliver or send it. (d) t~heneve~ the Clerk is ~equired to mail an absent vote~*a ballot to any voter, and the address to which such ballot is mai.ted is Da~,.,~nd 8 fifty (~O) mile radius o£ the City, he may ~lil the absent voter's ballot to the voter by si, mail, (e) Upon delivering or mailing an absent voter's ballot the Clerk shall enter o~ the application of the absent voter, or on his a~fidavlt or registra* tion, the number of, and thc date of delivering or mailing, the ballots Before the election, the Clerk shall send to the judges of each precinct of the City · liar of the voters in his precinct applyiflf for ardreceiving ballots under the p~ovisions o£ the section. Section 30. SAMB--IDI~TXPICATXON AND R~TURN Fa~V~l~Ir~Si SI~CXPXCATIO~S~ MRM OP APPXDAVXT. The identLficat_ion envelope and return envelope provided for shall be of such form, size and weight as may be necessary ami convenient as prescribed by the City Clerk~ ~he identification envelope shall have printed on its face an dfidavit substl~.tially in the follot~ing form: I~D~NTIPXCATIO~ HNVBLOI~ UNITED ~AI~.~ OP P~alc~ ) STAT~ OP AL~$gA ) ss, deposes and says~ I am a resident o~ and voter of precinct number in thc City o£Kenai, Alaska, and I hereby enclose my ballot in compliance ~itb Ordinance No.__. Sign~tur~ bf ~oter (~ItAL) ~UB~CRII~DAND SWORN TO before me this day of ._, 19_., and I hereby certify that in my presence this a~fiant enclosed said ballot and handed me tht~ envelope sealed, that he signed this a~fidavit and I acknowledged the same all in accord- ance with the law. (SBAL) (Signature and Title o~ OffiCial) NOTI(~; A~ter receiving this sealed envelope from the person taking your affidavit, when voting outside the o~fice o~ the City Clerk of the City of ~.~a~,, you ~ust J~me~e*.ezy return Lt by maL1, poGtaKe prepaid, to the City CI~.~, ICe, si, Alaska, MARRED BALLOT ~J4CLOS~D 10 aG OlzZ~D C~LY BY Section 31. SA~fl~o-VOTX~G ~L~. Any voter ~pl)~ ~or ~receiv~ ~ abaft voter's baler ~y, on spear at the o~tce o~ the City ~l~t ~r t~e Go.tiny o~ that o~ic~r ~d in ~e ~oi~w~g m~rs Ca) The voter shall. [irat display the ballot to the Clark aa evidence that it is not marked, and shall then proceed to m~rk the baXXot iff the pre- Gen~e o£ the Clerk, but in such a ~nner that the Clerk L9 unable to see how it La be~J~ ma~ked, The voter shall then [o14 the ballot and enclose tt tn the tdent~[lcation envelepeo (b) The vote~ aha11 then make out or cause to be made out and s~orn to the a~£idavlt p~iflte~ on the f~c~ o[ the e~velope and deliver it properly sealed to the o££icmr be.~ore vhom the ballot ia marked, (C) T~n~ officer shall then certify to the a~£idavtt printed on the tdenti£tcation enve!e.-e, ~d ~ter vr/t~ or st~pi~ his n~ across t~ seal ~11 d~i/t the ~ve~pe ~n a aa~e place ~n h~8 o[~cg to be kept by h~t a~ ~XLvered ~ the canvaasLnff ~ard. (d) Sbou!d an absent vot~.r ~.~rurn to has City pre:Anct on elect~on ~y, be shot1 ~t vote until ~ ~rre~ers ~ the ~dges o~ t~ prec~ ~erd the abaft mt~*s ho~t ~ other ~pXles ~1~ to o~ elect~ shall re~uzn t~ u~s~ ~s~t voter*s baX~t ~tb thc u~ bal- ~ts o~ ~e precinct. Section 32. SAMG--VOTDG ~3(~P,J~S; API~AR~NCI; ~ ~. At ~y t~ on or b~ore the date al election, ~ abm~t voter ~y ~ ~ore the Clerk or ~y ~t~y ~bXtc or ~y o~t~r Ln th~ d~strtct, City, ~ro~h, State, or Pe~ra~ ~m~r~ct, ~y pl~e w/th~ ~he Un,ted States, or the District o~ ~l~bta, ~ ~tch he may be at the tt~ of recetvt~ hi8 ballot to mark h~9 baler t~: (e) Ln the cane of any election conducted by the City he ts absent £rom tbs City, or (b) he is unable because o[ disability to Bo to his polling place. U~:ter the scrutiny of such officer, he may mark and seal his ballot aa be£ore stated ~n this section, except that he may mark ~!s ballot with pen and ink or indelible pencil, Such o££i¢er shall then certify to the affidavit printed on th~- 4d~ti£ication envelope, and enclose ~he envelope tn thc ~eturn envelope and seal it. A£ter writing or stampidg his name across the seal, h~ shall deliver the envelope ~o the voter to be by him returned to the o££tce o£ the City Clerk of Kenat, ORD/NAN(~ ~0. ~ Section 33, SA~U~--TD~B ~.LLOT RP~IV~D, All ballots cast u~eg the pgo- v~orm o~ t~ o~d~n~ce ahal~ in otde~ that they may Geared ~ the Cietk ~rom ~be a~a~tee voter pt~ot to the t~e the ballots ate c~vass~ by the c~vass~ ~a~d. Section 34, EA~B--SUPPL~i CLBR~ TO ~URNISHI C~ARG~S PaR S~VX~. All supplies ~nt~d tn thta ordinance ~d necessary ~or the uae o~ the vntpr Clerk. No o~tc~aX o~ ~a C~ty may make any ch~ge ~or services r~der~ to any voter u~ the prov~9~s o~ th~ ord~nnncc. Section 35. LXHBRAL C0~..cTo~UCTXOF.. The provisions of this ordinance rela- ting to absentee voting shall be libezally construed so as to accomplish the p'~rpose for ~h~ch they are intended. Section 36. CRNDXDAI~S TO BB QUALXPX~D ~L~CTORS. rio person shall hold any elective office, or be eligible to seek election thereto, unless he be a qualified elector of this City. Section 37. r~OMINATXONj lrgrlT!ON, FORM, ~ILINGI SFONSOR$1 AC(~TANCBs ~fXTIIDRA~AL~, N~I~ I~TITXON: (a) Nominations ~oc elective officers shaZ~ be bypetition only. (b) A~y qualified elector of the City may be nominated £or elective office by petition of a~y twenty (20) such electors, who shall be designated aa his spanaorao No elector shall s~,nmore throne petition (except aa to councilmen, in~htch case ~emny p~titionsmay be signed as there ~re vacan- cies ~or the ~tton of counci~...~en, or except aa to school board ~'~ber$ in ~hich case as many petitions may be s~gned aa there are vacancies for the pose- itoh of school board members), and should an elector do so,his stsnature shall be vo~d except as to the pet~txon first f~led. UitA each at,nature shall be stated tbs place of rea~tence of the signer, givtn~ the street and rmmber o~ lot and city b~ock or other description ~ufficient to identify tr. aominat~ petitions oho11 be si~ned and filed ~th the CityCierk not ea~Z~e~ ~han ~h~F (30) days nor later than t~enty (20) days be£ore the election, otherwise they shall not be acceptable, They shall be in substantially the £ollo~lng form NOMINATING I~TITXON Sfe, the undersigned twenty electors of the City of Eenai, Alaska, hereby nom/tmte and sponsor (fUll nem~ ~f.npmtnee), ~hooe residence La (q~ee~.9~Xo~ a~jt.~.ck) for the office o£ (name .p£ p~ftce) to be voted £or at the election to be held on the day o£ ...... , 19. ~ and we lfld~v~dually certify that our names presentlY-appear on the rolls of registered voters, that ~e are qualified to vote fat a candidate for an ~lectivemunicipal office, and that we have not ai~ned any other nominating petition for the particular office this candidate seeks, except in the case of councilmen st school board members, ~hete we understand ~e can sign aa many petitions as there ate vacancies for the position of councilmen or school board members, -27- NO. 3 I hereby accept the nomination for and ~ree to serve Lf elected. of ~nndldete SLgnature Date m~d hour o~ ~ pettt~n ~ ~tl~ ~ ........... , ~se ~resd ts ~cetved ~ ....... Ctty (c) ~e C~ty per~n ~ ~ each no~tt~ pettt~n (d) Any candidate may ~tth&aw his nomination not later than the l~t d~.~' ~o~ ~LX~ ~at/~ petit~ by ~ili~ a ~r!tt~ not.ce of wLth t~ CLty Clegk. (e) l?tthin three (3) days alter the fLILn~: of a nomtnattn8 petttion the Clerk shell r~t/£y the ~o~/dote e~ the per~fl ~ ~LI~ the petttion ~ez or ~t tt t0 ~ to be st~ed by the re~/r~ m~r o~ elec~zs, Z~ !~tc/ent, ~e C/ty Clerk shall ~et~fl Lt ~ately to ~e pe~ ~ ~Lled Lt ~th a sts~mnt ce~tt~ytn8 ~Ketn t~ petttton ~ ~A~ ~oz ~ G~e c~ate, ~ petLt/on o~ e~b c~te electLve efface shell ~ preser~ ~ ~e gLty C~rk untL1 the ~e ~e~ of o~lce for ~L~ be w~ i~11 ~ ~ ~anvaa~ all elect~ ret~ns, ~e c~vu8 ~y ~ ~ot~n~ ~or · ~se fro~ ~y to ~ay ~t ~t ~ceM~ three (3) ~st~m~t~, of a11 electra ret~ shall ~ ~ in ~b~L~ ~ ep~/flg ~e returns ~tX~S t~ ~ber of votes cas~ for e~h c~ate ~ for ~d q~t each ~o~,it~n vot~ up~ at ~ch electra. Xf ~ ~ntest be initiated ~er the provLs~ o~ the foX.Lng ~ectLon. or ~ 8u~ ~e~t ~ held ~ the remuA~ o~ ~e eXecUte shall ~ ~bXicXy ~cXared ~ the ~unctX ~ ~tered u~n the re~r~ o~ the ~te8 o~ su~ meetS. The rec~:d thereof ahall shows (a) The number o£ votes cast in such electrons Cb) Tho name of the persons voted for and the propoattton voted upon at m~ch electtonj -28- NO. 3 The offices voted for; 5nd ! ! e.oh prop~sttAon vote~l at such election. ~ectAon 39. aA~I~ST; NaTl.; TI~B; ~NV~STX~ATXON~ R~COUNT; (e) Any person ~ho believes that prohibited practices occvrred at an election shall appear be~oze ~*~c ~%~ ~ ~c ~c~,ff ~ ~ th~ f~rst ~y ~o1~ the elect~ ~ ~ltvez a ~:Jtt~ ~tt~ o~ ~nt~t. s~ed ~ oath, ~ze~ ~hall ~ stat~ the 8~o~ds of ~ntemt ~ ct~a~Zon o~ all ~1~ p:ob~b~ted practices. The onders/~ned beXLeve~ that the prohLb4ted practices oc~rg~ a~ the elect~n ~M on ~ u~erm~ed states ~at the ~o~ ' No'tazy t~bl~c ' ' ' (b) Upon receLv~ such notLce of contest the Council shall order an Lnvea~A&at~on to be mW ~/ the Clty Attorney. City Clerk. and the Ommctl. The contestant~ the person o~ per~on5 t~hose election La conte~ted, ami the public IhaJl be allowed to attend all investigation proceedL~s~hLch shall b~ cond~gtedpublLcly. Cc) X~ the eantemtant demand~nX7 a recount of the ballots cast at iu~ ele~tAan, the ~nveatLzatLon, va be ~n~t~ ~ ~rd~e wLth the ~ore- got~ parqt~h, shall be l~tt~ tn its ~pe to a reco~t o~ the ballots ~ ~ elect~n'Mud ~ioh alXeg~ly m~ the error. ~e ~nteltant mhall pay 811 ~sts ~ ~ensea in.fred tn ~y recount. Cd) X~ the contestant shall alXese prohibited p~ctloe~, She council shall d~rec~ the City Clerk to open the boxes contaLflifl8 ~e dupXAcate reg~* tratLon c3rd$ fo~ ~he purpose o£ dLm~overLn~ the alleged prohLbited pragtLcem. Lf the char~e9 allesed by the contestant 6ha11 be sustained, ~he mlle~ed votes mhsll be pushed from the election returns and a recount made wLthout ~ountlng such Llle~al votes, The results of such ~ecount shall be reported forth~th ~ khe~oun¢~l, Section40. C~RTZPXCATJ~OP BLBCrION; SXGNA11JRB~ DBLZV~R. The City Cc~mcL1 ~ha11 author/re the City Clerk to make out ami deliver to every elected, a ceftifLc~te of election sLsned by the Clerk and the ~a¥or and -29- aut~e~ticated bF the corporate seal of this City. S~c~lon 41, OATI~ OP OPPI*?, A~! ~££tcers elected before entertfl~ upon the duties of office shall t~ke and subset.tbs the follo,~ oath and a~fiJ~mtLons '1, .. do solemnly swear (or a~fL~n) United St~es, ~ law~ a~ ordin~em o~ t~ City o~ ~l, ~ the State of Alaska, ~ that X will ~a/t~ully ~ ~neGtly per,ora the ~ttes ,~ ~ ~ ~D," mtvm~ ~, 1949, ~reto~ore tn~r~rated ~ this or--e, a~e ~r*~ m,d~ uel~ul acts wLth~ the ~pe o~ ~te ord~ce. ~ X~tA~ of proh/b/t~ pr~t~e8 heredter tn th~ ordLnince shall be de~d fuppl~nt~ to the Stirs M ~ the ~ct~ ~re~ter ~ unlawful ~all be de;~ unl~ul ~ tb~ Mt 8pecLfLcally mntLoned in such State law. Section 43. SAMP,-.J~flJJ4BP. ATZC~], The £olXow~ acts shell be cormtdered unl~uX and prohi1~Xted prac$£ges: (a) .°at~Xy m~bscrtbin~ any affidavit require6 to be made under the provOLone of thio ord~nar~et (b) ZXlegaiXy refLsteting or amaimtin~ another to do soj (c) Blectio~ert~ on election day within the pal/in6 place or #Ithi~ o~ hundred feet (100') of easel (d) XnterferAo~ v/th, interrupting, hindering, or opposing any voter iehile approach/ns the polltfl~ place £or the purpose o£ votinSl (e) M~kLng £81~e 9tat__~_e__nts as to tna,oiXity to ma~k bfilXotl Cf) Interference or a~tempteo interference with any voter when his ballot I (~) ]~adeavorin8 to she~ e voter how any other voter me~ked hLa ballotl (h) ~i1Lfully destroying, spoiling, or toartnS dawn, prior to election, any list pos~ed in accordance with the provisions of this ordtn~ncel (L) D~gLng eXectL~n, willfully t~a~/n8 dokn the cards of L~SC~uct~on or specimen ballots, pos~e~for voters* Lflstructionaj (~) Duties election, willfully destroyAflg any election supplies or convenLencesl ORDINAN~ i~Oo 3 (k) I~ilL~ul hi~trance or obstruction az interference ~ith the vottr~ of others; (l) l~e taktng£gompolX~g placeaof o££tcial ballo~e or the mubatA- toting for them, or any of them, o£ any s~JriOUS ballots or beXXot~ (n) I~ill£u! destruction, defacement, or spoliation of a balXotj (o) !fill£ul ~ntezf~ence ~[th or deZ~y o£ t~ d~XZv¢~ ~£ any baZX~t (p) ~ilLful neglect by any public or elect~on of£icer upon ~hom a duty impo~edby this ozd~nonce to perform su¢~ duty; (q) Attempting to ~mtt, a~dor abet £raud An ~onnectton ~ith any vote cast or attested to ~e prov~ Section 44, ~I8S, Any person, £irm, or corporation violatin~ say the prov/~ions of th~. ordinance shall, u~fl ~nv~t~n t~r~, be ~ ~uilty ($G,~) or ~rtM~nt ~ ~o ~ thirty ~ ~rtmnt. B~ ~t ~ v~lat~n ~ eve. day off ~tch ~y 6u~ vLol~ t~ ~hsll o~r shall ~titute a ~ate ~ublicattono~ tbt~ ordinance shall be by postin8 a copy' hereof on the City Hall ~ulZettnboord£~r a pertodof tg~ (10) days followtfl~ its passage end ~pprovalo P~rst readiJ~s October 11, 1960 l~sed mui approved by the City Coum~il of the City G£Kenai, Alaska, this llt~dtyo£October, 1960. ,~,yorJObn S~ans~g ~ty cler~ -31-