The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-06

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 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 coustables. 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 ton f 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 f such officer shall resign at any time suhse- quent to the filing thereof the recall election shall be held notwithstandinR such resignation and the vacancy caused by such resi- ignatlon 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 uualifyN
 E. Any elector may be nominated for the office which Is to be filled at any Tee call election in the following manner: 1. By a petition signed by the cleo tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo ton. equal in number 10 at least one per centum of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding election for all candidates for the ofiice. which the incumbent sought to De removed occu- pies.
 2. By the returning boards of prl-
 mary election.
 g. 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 candidate to be
 elected from district composed of
 more than one county shall be filed with
 the state board of election commsson- CTS not less than thirty days prior to
 the date fixed by the governor for hold ing the recall election; and nominati lions
 for candidates for county township city or town offices shall be filed with the county election commissioners not iesr than fifteen days before the date fixed
 by the county judge for holding the
 county, township, city or town recall lAelection. 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 officer whose recall is to be voted thereat. the follow ing question: Shall tname of person against whom the recall petition is filed) be recalled from the office of (ti- tie of office?'D, following which ques- 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 a cross tXl his vote for or against said recall On
 such ballots. under each such question,
 there shall also he 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 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 sought to be recall person against whom the petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as a can | didate for the office, If majority of l those voting on said question of the re- l call of any incumbent from office shall | vote No, said incumbent shall con
 tinue in said office
 l j. If a majority shall vote Yes" said | incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re- | moved from said office upon the quali- 1 fication of his successor. The election l officials, shall canvass all votes for can l didates for said office and declare the | result in like manner, as in a regular | election If the vote at any such recall | election shall recall the officer then the 1 candidate who has received the highest | number of votes for the office shall be | thereby declared elected for the remain | der of the term. In case the person | who received the highest number of voters shall fail to qualify within ten days after receiving the certificate of l election. the office shall be deemed va-
 cant and shall be filled according to ! law.
 k Any recall petition may be pre- | sented and filed in sections. but each section shall contain full and accurate copy Of the tttlel and text Of the peti- tion. Each signer shall add to his sig | nature his place of residence giving the street and number if such exists. His 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 the state shall be competent to solicit such signatures within the county, township. or city or
 town of which he is an elector. Each section of the petition shall bear the name of the county. township, city or town in which it is circulated and only qualified electors of such county. town
 ship, city or town shall be competent to sign such section. Each section shah have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting signatures to the same stating his qualifications, and that all the signatures to the attached sec l tion are made in his presence and that l to his best Knowledge and belief each signature to the section is the genuine | signature of the person whose name 1t l purports to be; and 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 so | verified shall he prima facia evidence
 that the signatures thereto appended are genuine and that the persons sign ing the same are qualified electors Each section ef tsa petition soI taaie | recall of any official shall be filed at the same dime whether with the state n | election commissioners as herein pro | Vided. and any petition shall be deemed | to have been filed when It is shown to ! the said election commissioners 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 held his office for at | least six months; save and except. it | may be filed against any member of the l general assembly of the state at any l time after five days or the converting | and organization of the legislature after l the date of his election
 n. If at any recall state election the | incumbent whose recall is sought Is l not recalled, he shall be repaid from the l state treasury any amount legally eX- | pended hy him as expense of such elec- | tion, not to exceed however the sum of 1 three hundred dollars, and the legisla- | ture shall provide appropriation for such | purpose and no proceedings for another | recall election cf said incumbent shall | be initiated within six months after such l election
 O. The recall shall be exercised by 1 the electors of ahy county. township,
 | school district with reference to the cleo | tive officers thereof. and until otherwise | provided by law the legislative body of | any city or incorporated town may pro
 l vide for the manner of exercising the | recall powers herein provided, but shall
 l not require any recall petition to be
 | signed by electors more In number than | tweny-fiya per centum of the eentire vote ltr.ra al. 4tg..4