§ 14-6-10. Voting rights.

(a)

Persons eligible to vote in district council elections must fulfill one of the following requirements:

(1)

Be a citizen eighteen (18) years of age or older who resides in the district area;

(2)

Be a noncitizen resident of the district area who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and registered with the U.S. Immigration Service;

(3)

Be a person with substantial and demonstrable interest in the area.

(b)

Each resident and person with a substantial and demonstrable interest is restricted to one vote. This includes property owners who own more than a single property within the district area; single businesses, nonprofit or institutional entities or a multiple piece of property within a district area; and persons who are residents and who operate a business in the district area.

(c)

Each voter shall be required to sign a ballot affidavit at the time and place of voting, affirming that he or she resides in the district area or has a substantial and demonstrable interest in the area. It shall be a misdemeanor to falsify information on the ballot affidavit. Records of the assessors office shall be used in mailing notices and preparing certificates of eligibility for persons, businesses, or other entities having a demonstrable or substantial interest.

(d)

In the event that the election procedure described for determining terms of office cannot be carried out because two (2) or more candidates have received the same number of votes, the city clerk shall conduct a drawing to determine terms of office for the candidates.

(Ord. No. 429-H, § 1(2-9-8), 3-12-81)