The ballots for each seat must be counted in rounds.
(A) In the first round, every ballot counts as a vote for the first-choice candidate on that ballot.
(B) If no candidate receives a majority in the first or a subsequent round, the candidate receiving the fewest number of votes in that round is eliminated.
(C) Every ballot counting towards the eliminated candidate is then counted again for votes cast for the next-ranked continuing candidate. All the continuing ballots for all continuing candidates are then tabulated in a new round.
(D) In the final round, the candidate who receives the majority of votes from the continuing ballots is the winner. If two candidates in the final round are tied, the winner will be the tied candidate who received the higher number of votes in round one.
(Ord. 928-C.S., passed 12-7-21)