The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-20

| suits thereof declared in all respects as
4 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-
handing 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
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
ton commissioners of the county in
which the official sought to be removed
resides. And the county election com
missioners shall certify the regularity
and suficiency 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 comm isSiOners shall certify the
election of candidates elected at any
, county. township. city or town recall
election to the governor. who SNAIL 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
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 if such
officer shall resign al any time subse-
quent to the filing thereof, the recall
election shall be held notwith standing
such resignation. and the vacancy cause
by such resigna ton, 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.
G. Any eiector may be nominated for
the office which is to be filed at any re-
call election in the following manner:
l. 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 re removed occu-
pies.
2. Ry 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
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
ers not less than thirty days prior to
the date fixed by the governor for hold
ing the recall election; end nominations
for candidates for county township, city
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 he nominated five days before the
election.
There shall be printed on the re-
cab ballot. as TO every officer whose
h. I'D thA n
inc question: Shall name of person
AGAINST whom the recall petition is
fled be recalled from the office of Cti-
tie OF office?') following which ques
ton 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 cross lO his
vote for 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 can
didate for the office. If a 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 a majority shall vote Yes" said
incumbent shall thereupon be deemed re-
moved from said office upon the quail
officials shall canvass all votes for can
didates for said office and declare the
result in like manner, as in 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
bo of ede he der the hg6est
voters shall fail to qualify within ten
days after receiving the certificate of
election the office shall be deemed va
cant and shall be filled according to
law.
k Any recall petition may be pre-
scented and filed in sections. but each
copy of the title and text of the petit
ton. Each signer shall add to his sig
nature his place Of residence. giving the
street and number IT 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
ton are made in his presence and that
to his best knowledge and belief each
signature to the section is the genuine
signature of the person whose name it
n other
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 be prima facia evidence
that the signatures thereto appended
are genuine and that the persons sign
ing the same are qualified electors.
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