The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution
STATE OF WASHINGTON
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
To Whom 1t May Concern: In obedience to
an act Of the legislature, approved March II,
Iq1I, entitled as follows: IAN ACT to amend
article one ~ of the Constitution of the State of
" ashington. authorizing and empowering the
voters to call SPECIAL election at any time TO
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 80 and "a of
said article one ID" 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 III this
State on the Tuesday next succeeding the first
mitted 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-
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 50
and "a of said article one I'll and VIII CHI shall
read, "a follows:
ARTICLE I.
Section 80. Every elective public officer in
the State of Washington except judges of the
courts of record is to recall and discharge
by the legal voters OF the state or of the poiti-
cal subdivision of the state, from which he was
elected whenever petition demanding his
call, recting that such officer has committed
some act or acts of malfeasance misfeasance
while in office, or who has violated his oath of
b. the percentages of the qualified electors
thereof hereinafter provided, the ercentage
required to be computed from the total mber
of votes cast for all candidates to his said Office
to which he was elected at the preceding cleo
ton, is filed with the officer with whom peti.
ton for nomination, or certificate for nemina-
ton, to such Office must be filed under the laws
| OF this state, and the same officer shall call
special election provided by the general cleo
ton laws of this state and the result determined
as therein provided
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necessary laws to carry out the provisions of
section thirty-tkree ISL 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 in any way limit the initiative
and referendum powers reserved by the people.
The percentages required shall be- state officers
other than judges, senator's and representatives,
ty officers of cities of the first class school dis
trict boards III cities of the first class; county
officers of counties of the st, second and third
classes, twenty five per cent Ulcers of all
other political subdivisions, cities. towns town.
ships precincts and school districts not herein
mentioned, and state senator's 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 j two new sections to
one III authorizing and providing for the recall
and discharge of any elective public officer and
| election of his successor" against the pro-
posed amendment to article one II of the con-
stitution, by adding thereto at the end of said
article one | ri two new sections to be numbered
sections IS and "a of said article III, author
izing and providing for the recall and discharge
of any cleo i've public officer and election of his
| successor"
In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my
| hand and affixed the seal of the State OF Wash
| ington.
| Done at OlyI1pria this Ist day of July, 1919.
| fSea1l I. M. HOWELL,
Secretary of State