The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-31

Tn 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 off1ce.
 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 m 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 fix the date for holding governor is directed in the case of the recall of state officers, and the county election commissioners shall certify the election or candidates elected at any county, township, city or town recall election to the governor. who shall issue commissions in accordance therewith, 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.
 f. Proceedings for the recall of any officer shall be deemed to be pending rom the date of the filing of any recall petition against such officer, and if 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 py such resignation, or from any other cause, shall be filled as provided by law, put the person appointed to fill sucn vacancy shall hold his office only until the person elected at the recall election shall qualify.
 g. Any elector may be nominated for the office which is to be filled at any re- call election in the following manner;
 l. By a petition signed by the cleo tors. qualified to vote at such recall elec- tion. equal in number to at least one per centum of the total number of votes all candidates for the office which the incumbent sought to De removed occu- pies.
 2. By the returning boards of pri-
 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 a district composed of more than one county, shall be filed with the state board of election commission CTS not less than thirty days prior to the date fixed by the governor for hold ing the recall election; and nominations TOT 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.
 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 tie of office?'o. following which ques- tion shall be the words "Yes" and "No" on separate lines with blank space on the right of each, in which the voter 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 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 ed from said office. The name of the person against whom the petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as a can didate for the office. If majority of those voting on said question of the re- call of any incumbent from office shall vote No. said incumbent shall con tinue in said office,
 J. If majority shall vote Yes" said incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re- moved from said office, upon the quail fication of his successor. The election officials shall canvass all votes for can 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 candidate who has received the highest number of votes for the office shall be thereby declared elected for the remain der ESo of fotao the tern uS In case the person voters shall fail to qualify within ten days after receiving tfie certificate of 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 title 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 shall 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 tion are made in his presence and that to his best knowledge and belief each signature to the section is the genuine signature or the person whose name it purports to be; and no other affidavit thereto shall be required. The affidavit or 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 Nprifiel shall hn fe.a iI--.