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Wolf has already passed the quota of votes needed for election, approximately 3283. She said yesterday she expects her surplus of number one votes, when transferred, will strengthen the other slate members...
Koocher said yesterday he is confident of victory since his number one vote total is sufficient to hold off his elimination until another slate endorsee is eliminated. This would free more than 2000 slate votes, enough of which will transfer to him to put his total above the quota, he added...
...election commission sets the quota, which is one-tenth plus one of all votes cast for council seats and one-seventh plus one for the school committee...
First, they tally all the number one votes, and if any candidate makes the quota, he is immediately elected (something only Walter J. Sullivan can do). His surplus votes go to whoever the voter marked number two. Candidates on the bottom of the totals are eliminated, and the women keep redistributing the ballots until nine council and six school committee candidates make quota...
Harry Wellington, dean of the Yale Law School: "My guess is that they will reverse the California Supreme Court and send the case back for reexamination. They likely will say it is permissible to take race into account but a predetermined number or quota may not be acceptable. I would not be surprised if there were as many as five or even nine opinions...