Santa Monica voters consistently vote for fewer City Council seats than are available. Here is a breakdown by year of election and votes cast.
Year seats open ballots cast possible votes votes cast 1998 3 33,026 99,081 74,654 2000 4 42,659 170,636 115,800 2003 3 30,853 92,559 70,777
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 1, 2004. Read the original PDF.