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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Establishing Permanent Registration for Voters, Repealing Ordinance 465 H TEMPORARY ORD. NO. 4 Permanent Ord. No. �760 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PERMANENT REGISTRATION FOR VOTERS IN THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA: APPOINTING A COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATIOP AND PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR PLACES AND MANNER OF REGISTRATION: PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION, .AND HIS DEPUTIES AN'D CLERKS, ADOPTING ALL OF THE PROVISIONS FOR PERMANENT REGISTRl-�,TION PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 48 O THE CODE OF IOWA, 1954, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 465. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA: Section 1. Permanent Registration. That there be and hereby is established for the City of Ames, Iowa, the plan of permanent registration of voters provided by chapter 48 of the code of Iowa, 1954, all of which provisions are hereby adopted and made applicable to and a part of this ordinance as fully as though each section of said chapter were set out at length herein and such plan of registration shall be used at all elections hereafter held within the City of Ames, Iowa, at which registration is required. Section 2. Commissioner of registration. For the purpose of admin- istering the provisions of this ordinance and the laws of the State of Iowa relating thereto, the city clerk is hereby appointed and designated the commissioner of registration, and he shall have all of the powers and perform all of the duties required of him by the laws of the State of Iowa as same shall apply to such regis tration, including the following: (a) He shall have complete charge of the registration of all qualified voters within the City of Ames, Iowa. (b) He shall appoint such deputies and clerks as may be necessary, from the two political parties receiving the highest vote at the last general election. The number of such deputies and clerks for all precinct registration places, and the central registration office, shall be equally divided between the members of the two said political parties. These appointments shall be subject to the approval of the city council. (c) He shall provide such printed forms and blanks as may be necessa y together with such other supplies and egdpment as are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of said chapter 48 of the Code of Iowa, 19 5 4. (d) He shall establish and select registration places throughout the City in the proportion of one to each precinct, which shall be open between seven o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock p.m. during not less than two nor more than four days between the date of the passage f this ordinance providing for permanent registration and up to and including the loth day prior to the next election. The said commi `s- ioner of registrat on shall appoint the two clerks of election for each precinct, who shall have charge of the election register. (e) That the office of the commissioner of registration shall beopen at all times during the regular office hours of the city clerk in the city hall at Ames, Iowa, or at such other times and places as may be designated from time to time by the commissioner of registration. (f) The commissioner of registration, or a duly authorized clerkact-- ing for him, shall, up to and including the tenth day next preceding any election, receive the application for registration of all such qualified voters as shall personally appear for registration at the office of the commissioner or at any other place as is designated by him for registration, who than are, or on the date of election next following the date of making such application will be, entitled to vote. Section 3. Qualification of officer s. In compliance with section 48. 17 of the code of Iowa, 1954, the city attorney has prepared the following oath and before entering upon his duties each officer or clerk shall subscribe to the same. State of Iowa, Story County : ss do solemnly swear that I am a qualified voter in precinct of the City of Ames, Story County, Iowa, and a member of the party; that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of to the State of Iowa, and that I will faithfully and impartially, aall the uties of the best of my knowledge and ability, perform office of _, in precinct in the City of Ames, Iowa, as required by law, and particularly chapter Story County, 48 of the code of Iowa, 1954, and ordinance no. of the City of Ames, Iowa. Dated this day of 19 • Section 4. Expense. The cost of material, equipment and labor for the installation and maintenance of the permanent registration the system ty Gouncbl shared equally by the county and the city of Ames, Iowa, shall provide out of the current revs-iue s of the City of Ames sufficient funds, based upon the estimate prepared by the commissioner of registration and subject to the approval of the city council. Section 5. Compensation. That the commissioner of registration, in addition to his regular salary as city clerk, shall receive the sum of no dollars per year as compensation for the additional services required by the performarc of the duties herein described and provided in said chapter 48 of the code of Iowa 1954. That each deputy and clerk appointed by the commissioner of registration shall receive the sum of one dollar ($1. 00) per hour for services rendered while acting as such deputy or clerk. Section 6. Certificate of Registration. After the adoption of this ordinance, before any person offering to vote receives the ballots from the judge or is permitted to enter the voting machine, a certificate containing the following information shall be signed by the applicant: Certificate of Registered Voter, I hereby certify toast anon act ofred 1927oter duly and ordinance no. under the permanent rent ward of the City of Ames, Iowa, in the precinct, City of Ames, County of Story, State of Iowa. Party Affiliation (If Primary Election) Signature of voter Address Approved; Judge or Clerk of Election Section 7. Action on Certificate„ The certificate of registration shall be approved by a judge or clerk of election if the signature of the voter on the certificate of registration and the signature on the registry list appear to be the same. The voter shall present this certificate to the judge in charge of the ballots or voting machine, as proof of his right to vote. After voting the voter shall present his certificate of registration to the judge or clerk in charge of the register of election who shall make entry as provided in Section 48. 8 of the code of Iowa, 1954. The certificatesri lall be arranged in envelopes provided 1phabetical order orthat purpose, after the close of the election, paced in and returned to the city clerk as commissioner of registration. Section 8. Repeal. Ordinance No. 465 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 9. Ordinance in Force. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. passed this 14th day of September, 1954 i J. W. Pra er, City Clerk J. P. Lawlor, Mayor Moved by Smith and seconded by Bolton that Temporary Ord. No. 4 be passed on its first reading. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, De Hart, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: None Moved by Bliss and seconded by Judge that the rules governing the passage of ordinances be suspended, the second and third readings omitted and Temporary Ord. No. 4 be placed on its final passage. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Sinith, De Hart, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: None Moved by Smith and seconded by Bolton that Temporary Ord. No. 4 do now pass. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, De Hart, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: None Mayor Lawlor declared Temporary Ord. No. 4 duly passed. I , J. W. Prather, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 760 was duly and properly adopted by the City Council at ameeting on September 14, 1954', and published by codifying on the day of �� 0 , 19 . J. W. Prather, City Clerk