I plan to amend the proposal by inserting the sentence, “a Commissioner may not write-in the same name more than 1 time per ballot.” I believe this will address the great point raised by Commissioner Hill. Subsection iii would read as follows:
iii. Each Commission member who is present and wishes to vote shall write-in on a paper ballot the appropriate number of Commission member nominees from the announced nominees to serve on the committee or board, given the number of available seats. This vote is not ranked-choice, but each horizontal line shall contain only one Commission nominee name and a ballot shall be completed only by a Commission member who shall identify his or her respective ballot by his or her name at the top right of the ballot. A Commissioner may not write-in the same name more than 1 time per ballot. The Commission members shall provide their completed ballots to the Clerk.
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