The Van Buren press., 1912-06-15
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IA.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.

AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.
Be it Eenactcd by the People Of the
State of Arkansas.
FVery elective public officer in the
State Of Arkansas may be removed from
office by the electors entitled to vote
for a successor of such incumbent.
through the procedure and in the man
ner herein provided for, which proceed
ure shall be known as the recall and is
in addition to any other method of re-
moVal provided by law.
a To effect the removal OF an cleo
tive state officer, a petition signed by
the electors entitled to vote for a sue
cessor to the incumbent sought TO be
removed, equal in number to twelve per
centum Of the entire vote cast at the
preceding election for all candidates for
the Office which the encumbent sought
to be removed occupies, demanding the
election Of successor to the officer
named in said petition, shall be address
ed to the state board of election com
missioners. provided said petition shall
be circulated in not less than five coun-
ties in the state and shall be signed in
each of such counties by electors equal
in number to not less than one per cen.
tum Of the entire vote cast In each Of
said counties at said election, as above
estimated Such petition shall contain
a general statement Of the grounds upon
which the removal is sought, which
statement is intended solely for the in
formation of the voters, and the suffl-
cheney of which shall not be open TO re-
view.
h. When such petition shall be filed
with the state election commissioners
they shall submit the same. together
with a statement of its sufiiciency, to
the governor. who shall Immediately
order and fix a date for the holding Of
the election, which shall take place not
less than sixty days and not more than
eighty days from the date of filing the
petitions and certificate with the gov
ernor. If, by the prayer Of the petit
TONERS IL is the governor whose removal
is sought the petition and certificate
before mentioned shall be filed with the
auditor of state who shall proceed in
the form and manner as prescribed for
the governor,
C. In the event the officer sought to
be removed is the governor, secretary of
state. or attorney general, officials now
comprising the state board of election
commissioners, either official sought to
he removed shall be disqualified as a
member of said state BOARD Of election
commissioners for the purposes herein
provided and such vacancy or vacancies
on said state board of election commits
sioners shall be filled by other state Of
ficials in the order named following:
l. The auditor of state.
g. The state treasurer
g. The commissioner of mines, man
ufacturers and agriculture,
A. The superintendent Of public In
struCtion.
g. The Justices OF the supreme court
in the order of their seniority as such.
d. The governor shall make or cause
to he made publication or notice for the
holding Of such election, and the cleo
tion commissioners Of the various coun-
ties Of the state shall make arrange
mcnts for such election and the same
shall be conducted, returned and the re-
suits thereof declared, in all respects as
in other state elections on the official
ballot in such election shall be printed,
i'm 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 d.
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
O
election commits siOners shall certify the
election OF candidates elecA'd at any
county township, city or town recall
election TO the governor, who shall issue
commissions I'm accordance therewlth;
provided that in the case Of COnstables,
road overscers and school directors the
returns shall be certified 20 the county
Judge who shall Issue commissions In
accordance with the certificates of cleo
tion
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officer shall be deemed 10 be pending
from the date OF the nling OF any recall
petition against such officer, and II such
officer shall resign az any time subse.
quent 10 the fling thereof the recall
election shall be held notwith standing
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 flll sucn
vacancy shall hold his once only until
the person elected at the recall election
shall qualify
<. Any eiector may be nominated Tor
the Office which is 10 be filled at any re-
call election In the following manner;
l. BY petition sgSod by the cleo
tors, qualified TO vote at such recall cleo
tion, equal IN number 10 at least one
per centum Of the total number OF votes
cast az the last preceding election Tor
all candidates for the ONCE which the
incumbent sought to ne removed oecu-
pies,
2. BY the returning boards OF pri-
mary election.
3 By the certificate OF the chairman
and secretary Of the convention OF any
regularly organized political party In
h. Nominations Of candidates for q
state office uH for "A candidate 20 be
elected from u district composed OF
more than one county shall be filed with
the state board Of election commissions
crs not less than thirty days prior 20
the date fixed hy the governor for hold.
Ing tho recall election. aud 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 al amy teonl election
shall be nominated five days before the
election.
T. There shall be printed on the re-.
call ballot as tu every officer whose
recall is 20 he voted thcrcat, the follow
ing question: shall name Of person
against whom the rooall petition W
fllcd) be recalled from the Office Of o.
Tie Of offlcu|l. following which dueHa
tlon shall be the words "NoH' ana mo
on separate lines with n blank space ON
shall indicate hy placing cross tNl his
vote Cor ur against pnld recall on
such ballots, under each such question,
there shall also he printed the numuH
Of those persons who have been uumn.
ntud uH candidates 90 succeed the per-
son recalled IN case ne shall be fomoya
ud from office by said recall election,
but mo- vote cast shall ho counted for
any candidate for said office unless the
voter also voted ON said question of the
recall of the person sought 10 be- recall,
cd from said office Tho name OF tho
porson against whom the petition Ia filed
shall not appear on the ballot AH a can
dl1Atu for the office, II a majority Of
those voting on said question Of the fe.
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