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ORDINANCE NO. 1123
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FACILITIES,
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY REGISTRARS AND IN-
STRUCTION IN REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR FRAUDULENTLY REGISTERING UNQUALIFIED PERSONS, AND REPEATING
ORDINANCE NO. 1003 BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF R. C. W. 29. 07.105.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
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` Section 1. There is hereby established temporary registration
facilities at the Franklin County Courthouse and the Masonic Temple, 1718
West Sylvester, Pasco, Franklin County, Washington, during the fifteen -
day period, excepting Sundays, prior to the last day to register in order to
be eligible to vote at a State Primary Election, or., municipal primary election, .
and during the fifteen -day period, excepting Sundays, prior to the last day
to register in order to be eligible to vote at a State general election or
municipal general election. The City Clerk may also establish additional
temporary registration facilities other than those named above if such are
necessary., and shall submit the number of such additional facilities and
their location to the City Council for approval at a regularly scheduled
Council meeting prior to the date such additional facilities are to be
operated. Each additional temporary registration facility shall be open
from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m. and shall be manned by no less than two
deputy registrars to be selected by the City Clerk from the registered voters
of the City of Pasco. Deputy registrars shall hold office at the pleasure of
the City Clerk.
Section 2. In addition to the temporary registration facilities
provided for in Section 1, the City Clerk shall appoint deputy registrars to
conduct door to_.door registration in the City of Pasco during the time period
prior to both State and municipal primary elections and State and municipal
general elections as set forth in Section 1. These registrars shall be
selected from a list of persons qualified to act as registrars and certified
to -and submitted by the chairman of the County Central Committee of each
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major political party. All such registrars must be registered voters of the
City of Pasco and shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Clerk. Each
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major political parity shall be equally represented and no more than six
persons shall be selected from any one major political party.' In the event
a major political party fails to submit a list of persons qualified to act as
registrars, the City Clerk'shall then have the right to select those persrns
to conduct door to door registration from a list of the registered voters of
the City of Pasco.
Section •3: The City Clerk shall hold a training class to,instruct
persons selected -to serve as_ deputy^registrars under both section 1 and
section 2 of this ordinance in. registration procedure not more than 90 days
prior to the elections set forth in this ordinance. These persons shall then
be qualified to act as registrars for a two year Iperiod.
Section 4. If any section or provision of this ordinance shall be
held void or unconstitutional, all other sec -tions and all other provisions of the
ordinance which are not so held to be void or unconstitutional shall continue
in full force and effect.
Section 5. Every deputy registrar who shall fraudulently register
an unqualified person shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars ($-300.'00) or by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not
exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 6.. Ordinance No. 1003 is hereby repealed.
Section 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd
day of S:ep�Cembprl%3. (without Mayor's Signature)
MAYOR
Attest:
City Clerk
Aper)xoved as to form:
City Attorney
Published:
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