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Article 1 Elections and Vacancies

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Sec. 5. (a) [State Name] shall be divided by law into [at least] [_____] [but
not more than ____] Representative districts. *** (c) The members of each
legislative body shall be nominated and elected at partisan- independent
Elections in each year for 1 year terms.

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Sec. 9. (a) An Elector may vote for 1 or more legislative candidates on the
ballots in a district (plus not more than [2] write-in votes) by voting "1",
"2" and so forth for his or her first, second and so forth choices. (b) If
there are more than [5] candidates (or remaining candidates) in the district,
then the candidate having the lowest number of votes shall be a losing
candidate. (c) Each vote for a losing candidate shall be transferred to the
Elector's next choice (if any) who is a remaining candidate in the district.
(d) The 2 prior steps shall be repeated until there are [5] remaining
candidates in the district who shall be elected. (e) A lottery shall be held
if tie votes occur in any step. (f) Each member of a legislative body (or his
or her replacement) shall have a voting power in the legislative body and its
committees, in person or by written proxy, equal to the votes that the member
finally receives in the Election [(subject to Article 1, Section 2 changes)].
(g) Example-
C = Candidates          Voting Power
C1  21          = 21 +   1   = 22
C2  20          = 20 +   5   = 25
C3  15          = 15 +   3   = 18
C4  12 + 5    = 17           = 17
C5  12 + 1    = 13 - 13   =   0
C6  11 + 3    = 14 +   2   = 16
C7   9  - 9     =   0          =   0
VNT 0            =   0 +   2  =   2
    100            100           100
   C7 Loses   C5 Loses
VNT= Votes not transferred

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Sec. 16. (a) A candidate for member of a legislative body or a member of a
legislative body may file a written rank order list of persons to fill his or
her vacancy. (b) The qualified person highest on the list shall fill the
vacancy. (c) If there is no such person, then using Article 1, Section 9 a
political party vacancy shall be filled by the political party's other
candidates in all districts (or their agents) and an independent vacancy shall
be filled by the other independent candidates in all districts (or their
agents). (d) In filling a vacancy after an Election a candidate (or agent)
shall have a vote equal to the votes the candidate initially received in the
Election. (e) The legislative body shall fill a vacancy if the preceding fails
to fill the vacancy.

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