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=== St. Louis method === |
=== St. Louis method === |
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The St. Louis method is defined in a short paragraph on the 2020 ballot petition:<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>''Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the primary election for the [offices in question], voters shall select as many candidates as they approve of for each office. The two candidates receiving the most votes for each office shall advance to the general election. The candidate for each office receiving the most votes in the general election shall be declared the winner.''</blockquote>The ballot petition above passed with over 68% of the vote in the [[St. Louis, Missouri|city of St. Louis]] in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schlinkmann|first=Mark|title=Overhaul of St. Louis election system passes, residency rule repeal fails|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/overhaul-of-st-louis-election-system-passes-residency-rule-repeal-fails/article_d37f0b73-c0b6-56d7-b093-8d069c314813.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref> |
The St. Louis method is defined in a short paragraph on the 2020 ballot petition:<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>''Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the primary election for the [offices in question], voters shall select as many candidates as they approve of for each office. The two candidates receiving the most votes for each office shall advance to the general election. The candidate for each office receiving the most votes in the general election shall be declared the winner.''</blockquote>The ballot petition above passed with over 68% of the vote in the [[St. Louis, Missouri|city of St. Louis]] in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schlinkmann|first=Mark|title=Overhaul of St. Louis election system passes, residency rule repeal fails|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/overhaul-of-st-louis-election-system-passes-residency-rule-repeal-fails/article_d37f0b73-c0b6-56d7-b093-8d069c314813.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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