Pocahontas star herald., 1912-07-05

~ HVt moIe 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 be printed. II desired by
hlm the officers justification of his
| course in offlce
county township, city or town official
! or or any road overseer or school di.
| rector shall be prepared, circulated
signed and verified In the same manner
as heroln provided for state officials
put snail be tiled with the county cleo.
ton commissioners OF the county In
winch the official sought to be removed
resides. And the county election com
missioners shall certify the regularity
and sufliciency thereof to the county
ludse, who shall fix the date for holding
the election in the same manner as the
governor is directed in the case of the
| recall of state officers, and the county
| election commissioners shall certify tho
electlon OF candidates elected at any
county township, city or town recall
electlon to the governor, who shall issue
commissions in accordance Herewith
provided that in the case of constables
road overseers and school directors the
returns shall be certified to the county
Judge who shall issue commissions in
accordance with the certificates of cleo
ton
I. Proceedings for the recall of any
oIncer Shall be deemed to be pending
from the date of the fling of any recall
petltlon against such officer, and If such
oihcer shall resign at any time subse-
quent to the filing thereof the recall
election shall be held Notwithstanding
Such resignation, and the vacancy caused
Dy such resignation, or from any other
cause, shall be filled as provided by law,
put the person appointed to fill such
vacancy shall hold his Office only until
tne person elected at the recall election
shall qualify
g. Any elector may be nominated for
the Office which is to be filled at any re-
call election in the following manner:
1. BY q petition signed by the cleo
tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo
ton, equal in number to at least one
per centum of the total number of votes
cast at the last preceding election for
all candidates for the office which the
incumbent sought to pe removed occu-
pies.
?. BY the returning boards of pri-
mary election.
3. BY the certificate of the chairman
and secretary of the convention Of any
regularly organized political party in
this state.
h. Nominations of candidates for a
state office, or for a candidate to be
elected from district composed Of
more than one county, shall be filed with
the state board of election commission
ers not less than thirty days prior to
the date fixed by the governor for hold
ing the recall election; and nominations
for candidates for county, township, city
or town offices shall be 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 at any recall election
shall be nominated five days before the
election.
/. 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 (name of person
against whom the recall petition is
ftled) be recalled from the office of (ti-
tie of office?D following which ques-
ton shall be the words Yes" and NO
on separate lines with a blank space on
the right of EACH in which the voter
shall indicate by placing a cross (X) his
vote for or against said recall On
such ballots, under each such question
there shall also be printed the names
of those persons who have been nomin-
ated as candidates to succeed the per-
son recalled, in case he shall be remov-
ed from office by said recall election;
but no vote cast shall be counted for
any candidate for said office unless the
voter also voted on said question of the
recall of the person sought to be recall
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-
tlnue in said office.
j. If a majority shall vote Yes" said
incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re-
moved from said office, upon the quail
fication of his successor. The election
officials shall canvass all votes for can
didates for said office and declare the
result in like manner, as in a 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-
sented and filed in sections, but each
section shall contain a full and accurate
COPY of the title and text of the petit
ton. Each signer shall add to his sig
nature his place of residence, giving the
street and number If such exists. His
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
section of the petition shall bear the
name of the county, township, city or
town, in which it is circulated and only
qualified electors of such county town
ship, 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
tion 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 it
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 to
administer an oath. such petition so
verified shall be prima facia evidence
that the signatures thereto appended
are genuine and that the persons sign
I ing the same are qualified electors.
l. Each section of the petition for the
recall of any official shall be filed at
the same time whether with the state
election commissioners or the county
election commissioners as herein pro-
vided and any petition shall be deemed
to have been filed when il is shown to
! the said election commissioners that the
requisite number of electors have signed
the same.
m. No recall petition shall be circu-
| lated or filed against any officer until
/ he has actually held his office for at
! least six months; save and except it
may be filed against any member of the
! general assembly of the state at any
! time after five days OF the convening