The Harrison times., 1912-07-06

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, II 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 ovArseer 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 sufficiency thereof to the county
judge who shall tx 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.
T. 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 II such
officer shall resign at any time subse-
quent 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
&. Any eector may be nominated for
the office which Is to be filled at any re-
call election in the following manner:
!. BY a petition signed by the cleo
tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo
ton, 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
incumbent sought to pe removed occu-
pies.
2, BY the returning boards Of prl-
mary election.
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
state office or for a candidate to be
elected from 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,
1. There shall be printed on the re-
call ballot, as to every officer whose
recall is to be voted thereat, the follow
ing question: shall tname of person
against whom the recall petition Is
fled be recalled from the office of IT.
tie OF office|D, following which ques,,
tlon shall be the words "Yes" and "No'
on separate lines with blank space on
the right Of each, in which the voter
shall indicate by placing n 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 remoy-
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 OF the person sought TO be recall
ed from said office, The name Of the
person against whom the petition Is filed
shall not appear on the ballot as can
didato for the office If q majority or
those voting on said question OF the re,
call OF any incumbent from office shall
vote NO, said incumbent shall con-
tinuo In said office
T. II n majority shall vote Yves" said
incumbent shall theroupon be deemed re-
moved from said office, upon the quail
flcation OF his successor, The election
oihCalS shall canvass all votes for can
didotcs for said office and declare the
result IN like manner as In n regular
election lf the vote Nt any such recall
election shall recall the officer, then the
candidate who has received the highest
number OF votes for the Office shall be
thereby declared elected for tho remain
der OF the term, In case the person
who received the highest number OF
voters shall fail 20 qualify within ten
days after receiving tho certificate OF
election, the office shall be deemed va
cant and shall bo filled according to
law,
k Any recall petition may bo pre-
scented and filed In sections, but each
section shall contain q fun and accurate
copy OF tho title and text OF the petit
tion Each signer shall add 10 his algs
llNlNI' MS lluNN VI l'blNNll''t blNlHk wv
street ana number II such exists Ills
election precinct shall also appear on
tho petition after his signature The
number Of signatures appended 20 each
section shall be ut the pleasure OF tho
person soliciting signatures 10 tho Same.
Any qualified oloctor OF tho state shall
bo competent 10 solicit such signatures
within the county, township, or city, or
town, Of which he ia an olector Each
section OF the petition shall bear the
numo OF the county township, city or
town I'm which II iB circulated ana only
qualified electors Of such county town.
shin, city or town shall bo competent
TO Sign such section. Each section shall
have attached thereto the affidavit OF
tho person 0ollcitIng signatures to the
same stating his qualifications ana that
all tho signatures TO tho attached Sec
ton arc nude In hla presence and that
90 his best knowledge ANA belief zach
signature 20 tho section w the genuine
signature Of the person whose uume II
purpOrts tn bel ana no other AFFIDAVIT
thereto shall be required 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 petition 80
verified shall be prima fncia evidence
that the signatures thereto appended
are genuine aud that the persons sign
ing tho Nnmo ara qualified electors
|, Each section Of the petition for tho
recall OF any official shall be filed at
| the same time whether with tho state
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