The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
FOR AMENDMENT no. IA
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.


AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IA.
Be II Eenacted by the People OF the
State of Arkansas:
/ Every elective public officer in the
| State Of Arkansas may be removed from
| office by the electors entitled TO vote
| for 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 10 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 Tor
! the office which the encumbent sought
! to be removed occupies, demanding the
| election of a 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 vota cast in each O.
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 Sufii-
| cheney Of which shall not be open to re-
| view.
b. 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 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 II is the governor whose removal
| is sought. the petition and certificate
| before mentioned shall he 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
| he removed is the governor secretary Of
| state. or attorney general, officials now
/ comprising the state board Of election
/ commissioners. either official sought to
/ be 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 filed by other state Of
| hcials in the order named following
/. The auditor Of state.
.. The state treasurer
3. The commissioner Of mines, man
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