The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
To Whom 1t May Concerns: In obedience to
an act Of the legislature, approved March II.
ashington authorizing and empowering the
voters to call SPECIAL election at any time 10
recall and discharge any elective public officer
and to elect his successor, by adding there O at
the end of said article one % two new sections
which shall be numbered sections AZ and "a of
said article one ~" there is hereby published
for the consideration of the voters OF the State
of Washington the following proposed amend
ment to the constitution of said state:
That at the general election to be held IN this
State On the Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November, 1912 there shall be sub
mltted to the qualified electors of the state, for
their adoption and approval or rejection,
amendment OF article one III of the constitution
OF the State of Washington, authorizing and EN-
towering the voters to call a special election at
any time to recall and discharge any elective
public officer and to elect his successor by add
ing thereto at the end OF said article sections a
and "a OF said article one I'll and VIII .ch shall
read, a follows:
ARTICLE l.
Section 80. Every elective public officer in
the State OF Washington except judges of the
courts of record is subject recall and discharge
by the legal voters OF the state of the politi-
cal subdivision of the state. from which he was
elected whenever a pe tition demanding his r.
call, reciting that such officer has committed
some act or acts of malfeasance or misfeasance
while In office, or who has violated his oath OF
of1ce, stating the matters complained OF, signed
the percentages of the qualified electors
thereof, hereinafter provided, the ercentage
req aired to be computed from the total number
OF votes cast for all candidates to his said Office
to which he elected at the preceding cleo
tlon is filed with the officer with whom peti.
ton tor nomination, or certificate for nominal
tlon to such Office must be filed under the laws
OF this state, and the same officer shall call a
special election as provided by the general cleo
ton laws of this state and the result ed
| as therein provided.
Section 81. The legislature shall pass the
necessary laws to carry out the provisions of
section thirty-tkree f,31 of this article and to
facilitate its operation and effect without delay
Provided, that the authority hereby conferred
upon the legislature shall not be construed to
grant to the legislature any exclusive power of
law making nor i'll anv way limit the initiative
and referendum powers reserved by the people
The percentages required shall be, state officers
other than Judges, sena tors and representatives
ty officers of cities of the first class school dis
trict boards in cities of the first class; county
officers of counties OF the st, second and third
other political subdivisions, cities towns, town
ships, precincts and school districts not herein
mentioned, and state senators and representa-
tives, thirty FIVE per cent
There shall be printed on all ballots provided
for the said election, the words:
"For the proposed amendment to article one
III OF the constitution by adding thereto at the
end OF said article one II two new sections to
be numbered sections SO and "a of said article
one III authorizing and providing for the recall
Of OF any elective puse 9 1S and
posed amendment to article one n of the con-
stitution, by adding thereto at the end of said
article one E two new sections to be numbered
sections 80 and "a of said article one I'll author
izing and providing for the recall and discharge
of any cleo i've public officer and election of his
successor"
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the State of Wash
| Ington.
Done at Olympia this 1st day of July, 1912.
| fSeal I. M. HOWELL,
Secretary of State