The Harrison times., 1912-06-22

suits thereof declared, in all respects as
!, in other state elections. On the official
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 And
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
county, township, city or town official
or Of any road overseer 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 in
which the official sought to be removed
resides. And the county election COM
missioners shall certify the regularity
and sufliciency 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.
{. 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
ofilcer shall resign at any time subse-
quent to the fling thereof the recall
election shall be held Notwithstanding
such resignation and the vacancy caused
by such resignation, or from any other
cause, shall be filed as provided by law
but the person appointed to fill such
vacancy shall hold his onlce only until
the person elected at the recall election
shall qualify
&. Any elector may be nominated for
the office which is to be filled at any re-
call election in the following manner:
l. BY petition signed by the cleo
tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo
tion. equal in number to at least one
per centum Of the total number of votes
cast at the last preceding election for
all candidates for the office which the
pies,
2. BY the returning boards OF prl-
mary election.
Q. BY the certificate of the chairman
and secretary OF the convention of any
regularly organized political party in
h. Nominations OF candidates for
state office, or for a candidate to be
elected from a district composed OF
more than one county, shall be filed with
the state. board of election commission
ers 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 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.
I There shall be printed on the re-
call ballot as TO every ,offioer whose
recall Is to be voted thereat, the follow
Ing question: shall tname OF person
against whom the recall petition Is
tie Of office?"D following which ques-
tion shall be the words Yes" and mo"
on separate lines with n blank space on
the right OF each, In which the voter
shall indicate by placing cross (X) 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 remov-
ed from office by said recall electioni
but no vote cast shall be counted for
any candidate for said office unless the
voter also voted on said question OF the
recall or the person sought 70 bo recall
cd from said office The name OF the
person against whom the petition Is filed
shall not appear on the ballot as u can
dldate for the office, If majority of
those voting on said question OF the re-
call OF any incumbent from office shall
vote mo" said incumbent shall con-
tlnue IN said office,
j. If a majority shall vote ''Yos" said
inOurObpni ahnIl thproiIpOn bp 1opmed re-
moved from said office, upon tho quail
flcation OF his successor. Tho election
officials shall canvass all votes for can
didatos for said office and declare the
result In like manner, ns In regular
election, II the vote at any such recall
election shall recall the officer, then. the
candidate who has received tho highest
number Of votes for the office shall be
thereby declared elected for tho remain
der Of the term o case nT person
voters shall fail to qualify within ten
days after receiving tho certificate OF
election, tho office shall be deemed va
cant and shall bo filled according to
k. Any recall petition may bo pre-
sented and filed In sections, but each
section shall contain full and accurate
copy of the title ana toXt OF the petit
tion, Each signer shall add TO his slg-
nature his place OF residence, giving tho
election precinct shall also appear on
the petition after his signature, The
number Of signatures appended to each
section shall be at the pleasure OF the
person soliciting signatures TO the same.
Any qualified elector OF tho state shall
be competent TO solicit such signatures
within the county township, or city, or
town of which he is an oloctor Each
section of the petition shall bear the
name OF tho county, township, city or
town, In which II IL circulated and only
qualified electors OF such county town.
ship, city or town shall be competent
to nign such section Each section shall
have attached thereto the affidavit of
the person soliciting signatures 90 the
snmc stating HIS qualifications, ana that
all the signatures TO tho attached see.
ton are made In his presonco ana that
20 HIS best knowledge ana belief each
signature 20 the section ~ the genuine
signature Of the person whose name i
purports 10 boz and no other affidavit
thereto shall be required, The affidavit
of any person soliciting signatures horo'
under shall be verified free Of charge by
any officer OF this state authorized to
administer an oath, such petition 10
verified shall be prlma faola evidence