AN ORDINANCE relating to ranked choice voting; requesting that a special election be held concurrent with the November 8, 2022 general election for submission to the qualified electors of the City of a proposition to institute ranked choice voting for primary elections for City of Seattle elected offices; adding a new Chapter 2.18 to the Seattle Municipal Code; proposing a ballot title; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
But the clerk please read item number three to the record. Agenda Item three Council Bill 120369 An ordinance relating to ranked choice voting requesting that a special election be held concurrent with the November eight, 2022 general election for submission to the qualified electors of the City of Seattle. Now the city of a proposition to institute ranked choice voting for primary elections for City of Seattle. Elected officials adding a new Chapter 2.18 to the Seattle Municipal Code. Proposing a ballot title and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Customer Lewis, I believe you have a motion for us. Thank you, Madam President. I move to pass Council Bill 120369. It's their second. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember Hubble. It's been moved and seconded. And Councilmember Lewis, this is indeed yours. And you are recognized in order to address the bill. Thank you. Council President. I will rest on my previous comments from the previous discussion. I think you also have emotion for me. Two men? Yes, I do have a motion to amend. The next one. Sorry. I'm just going down my notes here. To amend Council Bill 1 to 0 369 as presented on Amendment one on the agenda. Thank you. I'm sorry. I should have cut that and let you know, give you a heads up. Is there a second? But thank you, Councilmember Herbold. It's been moved and seconded to amend Council Bill 120369 as presented on Amendment one. Councilmember Lewis, you are the sponsor and you are recognized. Thank you, Madam President. This amendment adds a couple of technical changes if we are still here. He can answer if colleagues have any feedback on it, but it doesn't really change the substantive background of the process that we would be asking the voters to approve. It clarifies a couple of passages and it just generally cleans up the initial proposal. But I can see time to list or as council president deems appropriate. Thank you. Councilmember Luis. Wish to acknowledge that. This is just going to start over and then we can move on. Yes. Thank you. This just is a technical amendment to improve the language in the bill, make it clearer about how the ranked choice, voting counting, would occur. Are there any questions of wish on the technical amendment proposed by Council member Lewis? Okay. Not seen any. Thank you for being here. Are there any more comments? Not seeing any comments. Well, the clerk please call the role on the adoption of the amendment. Councilmember Herbold. Yes. Councilmember Lewis. Yes. Council Member Morales. Councilmember Mosquera i. Councilmember Nelson. I. Councilmember Peterson. Hi. Councilmember SWAT? Yes. Council member Strouse. Yes. Council president was. Yes. Nine in favor. Nine opposed. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The motion carries an amendment. Number one is adopted. My understanding there. Are there any further comments on the amended bill? Bill. Okay. So will the clerk please call the role on the passage of the bill as amended? Councilmember Herbold. Yes. Councilmember Lewis. Yes. Councilmember Morales. Yes. Member Mosquito I. Councilmember Nelson. Nay. Councilmember Peterson? Yes. Councilmember Salant. Yes. Council member, Strauss. Yes. Council President. Was I? Eight in favor. One opposed, right? Okay. So with that, it looks like it passes. And so I got to excuse me, I got to go back on the language here. The bill passes as amended. The chair will sign it. And will the clerk please to fix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Great. Moving on to item number four. This is Madam Clerk. Please read item number four to the record.