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• <br /> Districting Ordinance Incorporating Revisions from Introduced Draft <br /> required by state law., commencing with the yearl 971. At such elections, <br /> there shall be elected the requisite number of Council members for various <br /> positions as the terms of their predecessors expire, and a Mayor as the <br /> term of his or her predecessor expires. Except as provided in Section <br /> 2.3, the—The terms of the Mayor and Council members shall be four <br /> years and or until their successors are elected and qualified, whichever <br /> is later. Y ._ " _ _ . .• -- . . .. . .. <br /> offices for all election purposes. The Mayor and Council members shall <br /> qualify by taking an oath or affirmation of office, as may be provided by <br /> law, charter or ordinance, and their terms shall commence the first of <br /> January following their election. (Amended by RCW 29.01.170(2)) <br /> E- Section 9.1 of the Charter,which reads as follows: <br /> Sec. 9.1. Time-Place-Manner. <br /> All general,primary, and special elections shall be non-partisan, and the time, <br /> place, and manner of calling, holding, and conducting such elections shall be as <br /> provided by the laws of the State of Washington; provided,however, that the first <br /> election of officers, and the primary therefor, shall be held at the time prescribed <br /> in this charter for such election, and for the purposes and terms as set forth in this <br /> charter for such first election of officers. <br /> Is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Sec. 9.1. Time—Place Manner. <br /> All general,primary, and special elections shall be non-partisan, and the <br /> time,place, and manner of calling, holding, and conducting such elections <br /> shall be as provided by the laws of the State of Washington; provided, <br /> officers. <br /> Section 2: The City Council desires to place two propositions before the qualified <br /> electors with regard to the proposed City Charter amendments contained in Section 1 of <br /> this ordinance: The first proposition shall be whether the proposed amendments to the <br /> five indicated Charter sections be approved such that a specified number of City <br /> Council positions are to be elected from separate geographical districts and that a <br /> specified number of City Council positions are to be elected at large. The second <br /> proposition shall be contingent upon the approval of the first proposition by a majority <br /> of the electors voting thereon, and if a majority of the electors determines that a <br /> specified number of City Council membergage to be elected from districts and that a <br />