The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-29
Proposed Amendment to
State Constitution

State of Washington,
Office of the Secretary of State.
To whom it may concern: In O.
bedience to an act of the Legislature
approved March II, 1911, entitled
as follows: IAN ACT to amend art
icle one ID of the Constitution OF
the State of Washington, authorlz-
ing and empowering the voters TO
call a special election at any time
to recall and discharge any elective
public officer and to elect his sue
cessor, by adding thereto at the end
of said article one % two new sec
lions which shall be numbered sec
lions SO and "a of said article one
o." there is hereby published for
the consideration of the voters OF
the State of Washington the fol-
lowing proposed amendment 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
mitted to the qualified electors OF
the state, for their adoption and
approval or rejection, an amendmen
of article one % of the constitu-
ton of the State of Washington, au-
thorizing and empowering the voters
to call special election at any
time to recall and discharge any t.
lective public officer and TO elect
his successor, by adding thereto at
the end of said article sections SO
and "a of said article one % and
which shall read. as follows:
Article /.
Section SO. Every elective publ
officer in the State of Washington
except judges of courts of record
is subject to recall and discharge
by the legal voters of the state, or
of the political subdivision of the
state, from which he was elected.
whenever a petition demanding his
recall, reciting that such officer has
committed some act or acts of mall
feasance or misfeasance while in
office. or who has violated his oath
of office, stating the matters COM
planned of, signed by the per-
centages of the qualified electors
thereof, hereinafter provided, the
percentage required to be computed
from the total number of votes cast
for all candidates for his said Of
flee to which he was elected at the
preceding election, is filed with the
officer with whom a petition for
nomination, or certificate for nom
nation. to such office must be fill
ed under the laws of this state, and
the same officer shall call a special
election as provided by the general
election laws of this state, and the
result determined as therein pro
vided.
Section "a. The legislature shall
pass the necessary laws to carry out
the provisions OF section thirtythree
(33) of this article, and to facili--
tate it's operation and effect with
out delay: Provided, That the au-
thority hereby conferred upon the
Legislature shall not be construed
to grant TO the legislature any ex-
elusive power of law-making nor in
any way limit the initiative and
referendum powers reserved by the
people. The percentages requir-
ed shall be, state officers, other tn. T.
judges, senators and representatives
city officers of cities of the first
class, school district boards in cit
les of the first class, county officers
of the first, second and third classes
twenty-five percent. Officers of all
other political subdivisions, cities,
towns, townships, precincts and
school districts not herein mentione
and state senators and representa-
tives, thirty-five per cent.
There shall be printed on all bal
lots provided for the said election,
the words:
For the proposed amendment to
article one ID of the constitution,
by adding thereto at the end OF
said article one Cd two new Sec
tons to be numbered sections SO
and "a of said article one Cd au-
thorizing and providing for the re-
call and discharge of any elective
public officer and election of his
successor" Against the propos-
ed amendment to article one ID Of
the constitution, by adding thereto
at the end of said article one (1)
two new sections to be numbered
sections 33 and "a of said article
one %, authorizing and providing
for the recall and discharge of any
elective public officer and election
of his successor"
In testimony whereof l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the State of Washington.
Done at Olympia this LIST day OF
July, 1912.