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• So, starting at the top, Non-partisan elections. Does anyone have any questions in <br />regard to the explanation and the materials we have, or anything else? <br />MARTIN: Was it ever finalized, Chris, that if somebody were to come out with <br />50 + 1, that that's a done deal on the first go round? <br />HERKES: That's what it says. <br />MARTIN: Yes, but that was only for two people running, right? What if three <br />or more? That would be impossible. There has to be a run-off. <br />YUEN: No, for the Council district elections, the single member district <br />elections, no matter how many you have running, if one person gets the 50% + 1 in the <br />first election, then they're elected outright. <br />MARTIN: Okay. <br />YUEN: Now, if you only have two running, it's guaranteed that one person <br />will be elected outright unless they absolutely tie, the way it was voted on by the <br />Commission the first go round. <br />MARTIN: Okay. Now, the 50 + 1 number is based on what? <br />YUEN: It's based on people actually casting valid votes, for candidates. It <br />does not include blank and spoiled ballots. Spoiled ballot would be like an over -vote, <br />where, say it's a Council district election, you only get to vote for one and you vote for <br />two people. They don't count that. It's an over -vote and you would not include that in <br />determining what is the 50%. <br />MARTIN: So, only clean ballots cast in that particular district. <br />YUEN: That's right. <br />HERKES: Says excluding blank and spoiled. <br />HIGASHI: Only votes counted. <br />MARTIN: Right. <br />HERKES: It excludes spoiled too. <br />MARTIN: Correct. Thank you, Roland. <br />YUEN Right. <br />17 <br />