The Huttig news., 1912-06-01

suits thereof declared in all respects as 1 In other state elections. On the official l ballot in such election shall be printed l in not more than two hundred words l the reasons set forth in the petition de | manding the recall of the official. And i in not more than three hundred words | there shall also be printed, if desired by him. the officers justification of his course in office.
 e. Petitions for the recall of any l county, township. city or town official or of any road overseer school di- 1 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 l tion commissioners of the county in 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 overseers and school directors the returns shall be certified to the county judge who shall issue commissions in accordance with the certificates of cleo tion.
 f Proceedings for the recall of any ofhcer shall be deemed to be pending from the date of the fling of any recall petition against such officer, and if such auent 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 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
 g. Any e1ector may be nominated for the office which is to be filled at any re- call election in the following manner;
 l. By a petition signed by the eiec- tors. qualified to vote a such recall cleo tion. equal in number to at least one per eentum of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding election for all candidates for the office which the incumbent sought to DC removed occu- pies.
 ?. By the returning boards of pri-
 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 eanSidate to be elected from a district composed of more than one county. shall be filed with the state board Of election comm ssion- CTS 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 hol ling the county, township. city or town recall election Provided that candida tes for school director at any recall election shall be nominated five days before the
 i. There shall be printed on the re call ballot as to every officer whose ing question: Shall tname of person against whom the recall petition is filed) be recalled from the office of (ti tie tie of office ?.l. following which e9es tion 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 cross lX9 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 renaov- 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 soHght to be recall ed from said office. The name of the person against whom the petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot a can didate for the office If a majority of these voting on said question of the re- call of any incumbent from office shall vote "No". said incumbent shall con tinue in said office.
 j. If majority shall vote .'Yes' said incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re moved from said office. upon the quail fcation of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can di iates for said office and declare the result in Ike manner, as in regular election. If the vote at any such recal election shall recall the officer then tn candidate who has rece'vei the hi@hest numter of votes for the off -e shall be thereby declared eleetel for the remain. der of the term. In case the person who received the highest number o voters shall fail to qualify within ten days after receiving the certificate of election. the office shall be deeme va cart and shall be filiel according to law.
 serted and filed in sections. but each section shall contain a full and accurate copy Of the title and text of the peti- tion. Each signer shai. a Id to his sig nature his place of resi- fence, giving the street and number IT such exists. His election rrecinCt shall also appear on the retftion after his signature. The number of signatures apDenael to each section shall be at fhe rleasure of the rerson soliciting signa;Gre to the same, Any qualified elector or the state shal he competent to solicit such signatures within the county. township, or city. CT town. of which he is an elector. Each section of the petition shall bear tho name of the county. to ynship. city or town in which it is eircuia ted and only oualifie1 electors of such county. town ship. city or town shal be competent to sign such section. Each section shal have attache1 thereto lae affidavit of the person soliciting signatures to the same stating his qualiflra ttons. 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 requirei 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 pet ton so verified shall be prima faeia evidence that the signatures thereto appended are genuine and that the persons sign 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 CT the county election commissioners us herein pro yided and any petition small be deeme l to have been filed when 1t is shown to the said election commlss oners 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 helI his office for at least six months save and except. it may be filed against auy member of the Ixr aF ha fa