Semi-weekly herald., 1912-10-21
According to the measure whenever

According to the measure whenever
25 per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election for
all candidates for the position which
the incumbent sought to be recalled
occupies, is signed to petition de-
manding the election of successor,
the officer named in the petition, then
such election must be called. The
petition must contain a general state
ment in not more than two hundred
words on the reason upon which the
recall is sought. When the petition
has been properly signed and filed the
officer with whom it is filed shall
certify it TO the governor, who shall
thereupon order and fix the date for
holding the election not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days
from the date of the submission of the
petition. If general election is to
be held within ninety days after the
date of submission of said petition
the recall election shall be held as
part of the said general election.
If after the recall petitions have
been started the officers against whom
they are directed shall resign the
vacancy shall be filled as provided
by law, but the person appointed to
fill such vacancy shall hold his office
only until the person elected at the
recall election shall qualify. The
ballot on election day shall contain
two hundred word statement CIV
ing the reason of the person against
whom the recall is directed why he
should not be recalled.
The question "Shall (name of per
son against whom recall is filed,)
be recalled from the office of (title
Of office)? shall be printed on the
ballot, and the voters must write the
words yes" or mo" after the ques-
ton. The names of all candidates
to succeed the person sought to bt
recalled shall be printed on the bal
lot, but no vote shall be counted fol
any candidate unless the voter also
voted for or against the recall of the
person sought to be recalled. If 6
majority of those voting mo" thai
officer shall continue in office. Il
a majority vote Eyes" that Officer
shall be removed from office and tht
candidate receiving the highest mum
/ ber of votes for the office shall bt
declared elected.
| Candidates for the office may b,
nominated by petition as now provi
ded in GUS primary laws. These pc
titions must be filed with the prope
official fifteen days before such recall
A recall petition may be circulate'
against member of the Legislature
five days after the legislature con
venes, but cannot be circulated agains
any other officer until six month
after he has assumed office. If on
recall petition is defeated no furthe
petition shall be circulated agains
him during that term for which h
was elected unless the petition shal
contain fifty per cent of the vote
cast at the last preceding for al
Of the candidates for the office. If
recall is defeated the state must re
fund to the officer all of the money
actually expended in accordance wit
law by him as expenses in the election
If the governor is sought to be re
called the lieutenant governor shal
perform the duties imposed in thi
law upon the governor, and if tn
secretary of state is sought to be re
called the duties herein imposed upo
him shall fall upon the state auditor
| Under the amendment the legisls
tive body of any county, city or tow
may provide for the manner of exei
cising the recall in their county, cit
or town.