Arizona republican., 1910-12-05
Recall of Public Officers.)

Sec l. Every public officer in the State of Arizona. holding an cleo tive office. either by election or ap- pOintment. is subject to recall from such office by the qualified electors Of the electOrial district from which candidates are elected tO such office Such electOI district may include the whole St .e. Such number of said electors as shall equal twenty five per centum of the votes cast at the last preceding general election for all of the candidates for the office held by such officer may by petition which shall he known as a Recall Petition. demand his recall
 Sec. ?. Every Recall Petition must contain a general statement in not more than two hundred words of the grounds of such demand. and must he filed in the office in which peti- tions for nominations tO the office held by the incumbent are required to be filed. The signatures tO such Recall Petition need not all be on one sheet of paper. but each signer must add to his signature the date of his sign ing said petition. and his place of res idence. giving his street and number. ! city. one of the signers of each sheet of such petition. or the person circulating such sheet. must make and subscribe an oath on said sheet that the signatures thereon are genuine
 Sec. g. If said officer shall offer his resignation it shall be accepted. and the vacancy shall he filled as may be provided by law If he shall not re fr Petition is filed. a special election shall be ordered to be held not less than twenty. nor more than thirty days after such order. tO determine whether such officer shall be re- called On the ballots at said cleo ton shall be printed the reasons as set forth in the petition for demand ing his recall and, in not more than two hundred words. the officers jus tifiCatiOn of his course in office. He shall continue tO perform the duties of his office until the result of said election shall he officially declared.
 Sec. 4. Unless he otherwise request. in writing. his name shall he placed as a candidate on the official ballot without nomination. Other candi- dates for the office may be nOmi- mated tO he voted for at said election. The candidate who shall receive the highest number of votes. shall be de- clared elected for the remainder of the term. Unless the incumbent re- ceive the highest number of votes. he shall be deemed 10 be removed from office. upon qualification Of his successor. In the event that his sue .cessOr shall not qualify within five days after the result of said election shall have been declared. the said of flee shall be vacant. and may be filled as provided by law.
 Sec J No Recall Petition shall be circulated against any officer until he shall have held his office for period of six months. except that it may he filed against member of the Legislature at any time after five days from the beginning or the first session after his election After one Recall Petition and election. no furth- CT. Recall Petition shall be filed against the same officer during the term for which he was elected un- less petitioners signing such petition shall first pay into the public treas ury which has paid such election ex- penses all expenses of the preceding election.
 Sec 6. Tn general election laws shall apply to recall elections in SD far as applicable. Laws necessary t" facilitate the operations of the pro visions of this article. shall be en- acted. including provision for pay ment by the public treasury of the reasonable special election campaign exDenS+s of such officer.