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ORDINANCE NO 345
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SUB-SECTIONS 3.119 (C), 3.120 (C) AND
3.125 (A), THE ELECTION CODE, OF THE SEWARD GENERAL CODE OF
ORDINANCES.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
That Sub-sections 3.119 (c), 3.120 (c) and 3.125 (a) of the Seward
General Code of Ordinances be, and the same hereby are repealed and replaced with the
following Sub-sections 3.119 (c), 3.120 (c), and 3.125 (a):
Section 3.119 Voting Procedure; Examination of Ballots' Depositing Ballots'
Replacin~ Spoiled Ballots' Illiterates; Assistance
C) He shall mark his ballot without undue delay. No person shall take any
ballots from the polling places before the closing of the polls. Any voter who shall
through accident or mistake mutilate or spoil the ballot given him, shall upon returning
same to the judges receive another in place thereof, with the maximum of three, and the
Board shall record the number of, the condition and disposition of the mutilated or spoiled
ballot and destroy it immediately without examining it. Any voter who is blind or
otherwise incapable of marking his or her ballot, may demand that the judges of election
assist him or her, whereupon the judges of election shall do so.
Section 3.120 Defective Ballots' Unused Ballots' Di&l)osition' Ambiguous Ballots
C) All ballots not voted shall be returned by the judges of election to the City
Clerk, and receipt taken therefor. The Clerk shall keep a record of the number of ballots
delivered at the various polling places, the names of persons to whom delivered, the time
when delivered, and he shall also enter upon such record the number and character of the
ballots returned, with the time when and by whom returned.
Section 3.125 Application for Absentee Ballots; Authenticating' Determination of
Right by Clerk Mailing' Record; List of Applicants to Judges
A) On any day not more than thirty (30) days before the day of any municipal
election, but not on election day, any voter properly registered and qualified, who expects
to be absent from his election precinct for the entire time that the polls are open on
election day, or unable to vote therein on the day of such election, may file either in person
or by mail, his written application with the City Clerk for an absent voter's ballot. The
application shall be signed by the applicant, show his place of residence, and shall make
clear to the City Clerk the applicant's right to a ballot.
Publication of the Ordinance shall be by posting a copy hereof on the City Hall
bulletin board for a period often (10) days following its passage and approval.
First Reading - July 6, 1965
11111, . Second Reading - July 19, 1965
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CITY OF SEWARD
ORDINANCE NO. 345
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING SUB-SECTIONS 3.ll9(C), 3.l20(C) AND
3 .125 (A), THE ELECTION CODE, OF THE SEWARD GENERAL CODE OF
ORDINANCES .
THE CITY OF SE\r/ARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
That Sub-sections 3.119(c), 3.l20(c) and 3.125(a) of
the Seward General Code of Ordinances be, and the same hereby
are repealed and replaced with the following Sub-sections
3.119(c), 3.l20(c) and 3.l25(a):
Section 3.119 Voting Procedure; Examination of Ballots;
Depositing Ballots: Replacing Spoiled Ballots; Illiterates;
Assistance.
c) He shall mark his ballot without undue delay. No person
shall take any ballots from the polling places before the closing
of the polls. Any voter who shall through accident or mistake
mutilate or spoil the ballot given him, shall upon returning same
to the judges receive another in place thereof, with the maximum
of three, and the Board shall record the number of, the condition
and disposition of the mutilated or spoiled ballot and destroy
it immediately without examining it. Any voter who is blind or
otherwise incapable of marking his or her ballot, may demand that
the judges of election assist him or her, whereupon the judges of
election shall do so.
Section 3.120 Defective Ballots: Unused Ballots; Disposi-
tion; Ambi~ous Ballots.
c) All ballots not voted shall be returned by the judges
of election to the City Clerk, and receipt taken therefor. The
Clerk shall keep a record of the number of ballots delivered at
the various polling places, the names of persons to whom delivered,
the time when delivered, and he shall also enter upon such record
the number and character of the ballots returned, with the time
when and by whom returned.
Section 3.125 Application for Absentee Ballot: Authenti-
cating; Determination of Right By Clerk; Mailing; Record; List
of Applicants to Judges.
a) On any day not more than thirty (30) days before the
day of any municipal election, but not on election day, any voter
properly registered and qualified, who expects to be absent from
his election precinct for the entire time that the polls are open
on election day, or unable to vote therein on the day of such
election, may file either in person or by mail, his written
application with the City Clerk for an absent voter's ballot.
The application shall be signed by the applicant, show his place
of residence, ~d shall make clear to the City Clerk the
applicant's rilht to a ballot.
11lblicaiion of this ordinance shall be by posting a copy
hereof on the City Hall bulletin board for a period of ten (10)
days following its passage and approval.
First reading - July 6, 1965
Second reading - July 19, 1965
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Common Council of The City of
Seward, Alaska, this 4th day of August , 1965.
Attest:
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Mayor
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eatrice . V1atts
City Clerk-Treasurer
Approved as to form:
City Attorney