(a) In the regular election, the candidate who receives a majority (at least 50% plus one) of all votes cast by retired members of the applicable department shall be elected to the position of retired member for the applicable department based on the certified results provided by the City Clerk. The candidate(s) shall be notified of the election results, such notice to be given no less than five days prior to the beginning of the ensuing term.
(b) In the regular election, should no candidate receive a majority of all votes cast, the City Clerk shall cause the names of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast to be placed on a ballot to be voted on in a runoff election. The runoff election shall be conducted in the same manner as the primary election and shall be conducted not more than 45 nor fewer than 30 calendar days after the date of certification of the regular election. Both candidates' statements of qualifications will be sent with each ballot. The General Manager will provide the City Clerk with a new certified roster of all eligible retired members as of 30 days prior to the runoff election. A supplemental list of voters who lost membership after the runoff list was prepared will be provided to the City Clerk as of the date of the runoff election.
(c) In the event that two or more candidates in the regular election receive an equal number of votes cast, and the number of votes cast is sufficient to entitle each of them to appear upon the ballot of the runoff election, or in the event that both candidates in the runoff election receive an equal number of votes cast, then the following procedures shall be used:
(1) In a regular election, if two candidates are tied for the most votes cast, then both shall be in the runoff election.
(2) In a regular election, if more than two candidates are tied for the most votes cast, then the candidates receiving an equal number of votes shall appear before the City Clerk at the time and place designated by the City Clerk and draw lots to determine the top two to be in the runoff election. The City Clerk shall determine the manner in which the lots shall be drawn and in the event that any candidates involved do not appear at the drawing of the lot, the City Clerk shall act for the absent person(s) in the drawing of the lots.
(3) In a regular election, if two or more candidates are tied for the second highest number of votes cast, then the City Clerk shall use the lot-drawing procedure to choose the second candidate for the runoff election.
(4) In a regular election, should either or both of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast for any reason cease to be a retired member of the department prior to the printing of the ballots for the runoff election, the name or names of the candidate or candidates receiving the next highest number of votes cast shall be printed on the runoff election ballots.
(5) In a runoff election, in the case of a tie, the City Clerk shall determine which person shall be declared elected from the tied candidates by using the lot-drawing procedure.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 184,664, Eff. 1-25-17.