The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-05

suits thereof declared in all respects as iu other state elections. On the official ballot in such election shall be printed. in not more than two hundred words. the reasons set forth in the petition de- manding the recall of the official. And in not more than three hundred words there shall also he printed if desired by him. the o'ticer's justification of his course in office.
 e. Petitions for the recall of any county. township, city or town official. or nf any road oVerseer or school di- rector shall be prepared. circulated. siEHed and verified in the same manner as herein provided for state officials, but shall he filed with the county cleo which the official sought to be removed resides And the county election com WiesI"uers shall certify the regularity and suff"I'Ucy thereof to the county iu8Es who shall Tx the date for holding ths election iu the same manner a the governor is directed in the case of the re"rAi of stat" officers. and the county election commissioners shall certify tho election uf candidates elected at any county. township. city or town recall sIeet ton 10 the governor. who shall issue commissions ln a"Cor lance herewith; :; provided that in the ease of constable road oyers"crs and school directors the rFt5rHs shall be certified to the county judge who shall issue commissions in
 
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 Proceedings for the recall of any officer slall be deemed to he pending from the date of the tiIiug of any recall petition against such officer and if such officer shall resign al any time subse- gueHt To the filing thereof, the recall election shall be held notwithstanding such resisnation and the vacancy caused hY such resignation, or from any other cause shall be filled as provided by law. but the person appointed to fill such ( Fa y1f.y C1 oil Inl iG off the person elected at the recall election shall qualify.
 E. Any elector may be nominated for the office which is to he filled at any re call election in the following manner:
 1. BV a petition signed by the el lec- tors. qualified to vote at such recall elec- tinn equal in number to at least one per eentum of the total number of votes east at the last preceding election for all candidates for the office which the iueumbent sought to De removed occu- pies
 .. By the returning boards of pri- mary election
 By the certificate of the chairman and secretary of the convention of any resHiarly organized political party in this state.
 h. Nominations of candidates f1r a state office, or for a candidate te be- elected from district compos If more than one county, shall be filed " th the state board of election commiss on CTS not less than thirty days prior to tilf idlt llNeu ny tue SoNti HUT LOT Iloiti= ing the recall election, and nominations for candidates for county, township. city or town offices shall he filed with the county election commissioners not less than fifteen days before the date fixed by the county judge for holding the county. township. city or town recall election. Provided that candidates for school director a any recall election election.
 1. There shall be printed on the re call ballot. as to every officer whose recall is to be voted thereat the follow ing question. Shall tname of person against whom the recall petition isl filed he recalled from the office of Gtt- tie of offiCe?D, following which queS- ton shall be the words Yes and Nc" on separate lines with a blank space on the right of each. in which the voter shall indicate by placing q cross X4 his vote for or against said recall On l such ballots. under each such question 1 there shall also be printed the names of those persons who have been nomtn- l atad as candidates to succeed the per | son recalled. in ease he shall he remoY | cd from office by said recall elections; l but no vote cast shall be counted for any candidate for said office unless the l voter also voted on said question of the | recall of the person sought to be recall | cd from said office. The name of the | person against whom the petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as can | didate for the office If a majority of | those voting on said question of the re- | call Of any incumbent from office shall vote No, said incumbent shall con
 j. If a majority shall vote Yes said incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re- moved from said office upon the qualt- i fiCation of his successor. The election | officials shall canvass all votes for can | didatcs for said office and declare the result in like manner as in q regular election. If the vote at any such recall election shall recall the officer. then the candidate who has received the highest number of votes for the office shall be thereby declared elected for the remain der of the term. In case the person who received the highest number of voters shall fail to qualify within ten days after receiving the certificate of election. the office shall be deemed Va cant and shall be filled according to law.
 k Any recall petition may be pre- seHted and filed in sections. but each section shall contain a full and accurate copy of the title and text of the peti- tian Each signer shall add to his sig nature his place of residence, giving the street and number If such exists Ills election precinct shall also appear on the petition after his signature. The number of signatures appended to each section shall be at the pleasure of the person soliciting signatures To the same Any qualified elector of the state shall be competent to solicit such signatures within the county, township, or city. or town of which he is an elector. Each
  name of the county. township. city orl town. in which it is circulated and only qualified electors of such county, town SHiD, city or town shall be competent to sign such section. Each section shall have attached thereto the affidavit Of the person soliciting signatures To the same stating his qualifications and that all the signatures to the attached sec ton are made in his presence and that to his best knowledge and belief each signature to the section is the genuine signature of the person whose name 1t| purports to be. and no other affidavit thereto shall be required The affidavit of any person soliciting signatures here under shall be verified free of charge by any officer of this state authorized te| administer an oath. Such petition sol verified shall be prima faela evidence that the signatures thereto appended are genuine and that the persons sign ing the same are qualified electors
 | Each section of the petition Tor the recall of any official shall be filed at the same time whether with the state