The Harrison times., 1912-06-08


in other state elections. On the offlcia
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. AnC
! in not more than three hundred words
there shall also be printed, If desired by
him, the officers justification Of hi.
/ course in office.
e. Petitions for the recall Of any
| county township city or town official
| or Of any road ovnvseer or school di
rector shall be prepared, circulated
signed and verified in the same manner
as herein provided for state officials
/ but shall be filed with the county cleo
| tion commissioners Of the county II
which the official sought to be removed
resides And the county election com
missiOners shall certify the regularity
and sufficiency thereof to the county
| Judge 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 the
election of candidates elected at any
county. township, city or town recall
election to the governor who shall issue
commissions in accordance herewith,
provided that in the case of constables
road OveTseers and school directors the
returns shall be certified to the county
Judge who shall issue commissions in
accordance with the certificates of cleo
ton.
f. Proceedings for the recall of any
officer shall be deemed TO be pending
from the date Of the fling OF any recall
petition against such officer, and If such
officer shall resign at any time subse-
queDt to the filing thereof, the recall
election shall be held Notwithstanding
such resignation, and the vacancy caused
by such resignation, or from any other
cause. shall he filled as provided by law,
but the person appointed to fill such
vacancy shall hold his oflCe only until
the person elected at the recall election
shall qualify.
& Any elector may be nominated for
the Office which is 10 be tllel at any re-
call election I'm the following manner.
I. BY petition signed by the cleo
tors. qualified 10 vote at such recall elec-
ton equal I'm number 70 at least one
Per Certum of the total number ot votes
cast az the last preceding election for
an candidates 10" the oitiCe which the
incumbent sought 10 ro removed occu-
pies
. BY the returning boards Of pri-
mary election
8. BY the certificate Of the chairman
and secretary Of the convention OF any
regularly organized political party IN
n. Nominations Of candidates Tor a
state office, or for q candidate % be
elected from a district composed ~
more than one county, shall be filed with
the state board OF election commission.
ers not less than thirty days prior %
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
4 There shall be printed on the re-.
call ballot as TO every officer whose
recall Is 10 be voted thereat the follow
ing question: shall tnamc of person
against whom the recall petition is
filed) be recalled from the office Of I'll
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, I'm which the voter
shall indicate by placing a cross t%) 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-
atod 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 70 be recall
ed from said office. The name Of tho
person against whom the petition Is filed
shall not appear on the ballot as can
didatu for the office, If a majority Of
those voting on said question of the re.
call Of any incumbent from office shall
vote mo- said Incumbent shall con-
tluuo In said office
g. N a majority shall vote 'Ycs" said
incumbent shall thcrcupon be doomed re-
moved from said office, upon the quail
fiCatiOn Of his successor The election
officials shall canvass all votes for can.
didutcs for said office and declare the
result In like manner ns 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 o1loo shall be
thereby declared elected for tho r0mainH
SGr Go OF royo5 9 3orm Eo Ss a' 6@bgSg @T bgSr'@q on
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
H. Any recall petition may be pre-.
scutod ana filed In sections, but each
section shall contain a run ana accurate
COPY OF the title ana text OF the potls
ton Each signpr shall ada 20 his sig
nature hiH place OF residence, giving the
street ana nnWOrl IT lutn rNlhlN, lllN
election precinct shall also appear ON
the petition after hIa signature. The
number OF signatures appended 10 each
section shall be ne the pleasure Of the
person HulioituR signatures TO the F1no
Any qualified olootor Of the state shall
be competent to solicit such signatures
within the county township. or city or
town OF which hu iH uu uloutpr Each
section of the petition shall hoDr tNc
uumo Of the county township, city or
town, n which lt IH circulated and only
qualified electors OF such county toWua
shin. city or town shall De competent
tu u.En Huoh section Each section shall
have attached thereto the affidavit of
the person soliciting signatures tp thu
Sumo stating his qualifications and that
Ull the pWunturnH tu the attached sec.
lIuu are mpdo I'm hlH presence ana that
~ nIH best knowledge ana nulIor ouuh
signature tu the section lH the genuine
signature Of the uorHuu whose numo II
UurUurrs tO be- ana no other affidavit
tnufulo shall ho required The affidavit
Or amy person soliciting HiHu1turcH hor".
mdur rnull bu verified fruu of charge by
amy officer Of thlH state authorized IA
administer uu oath such petition Ho
verified shall Dec rrImp tuolp oyIdunr.
that the rlgnnUrrH thrrnlu appended
uTu genuine ana That the persons Sign.
ug the same ure qualified electors
l. Each section OF the petition for Tho
recall of amy official shall Oo filed ul
the same time whether with the state