The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-06-21

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. II desired by
him, the officers justification of his
course in office.
Fe. Petitions for the recall of any
county. township. city or town offcial.
or OF any road overseer or school d.
signed and verified in the same manner
as herein provided for state officials.
but shall be filed with the county cleo
which the official sought to be removed
resides. And the county election com
missioners shall certify the regularity
and sufficency 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
election commissioners shall certify the
election of candidates elected at any
! county township. city or town recall
election TO the governor. who shall issue
4 commissions in accordance herewith
provided that in the Gaze 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.
/ I. Proceedings for the recall of any
| of1cer 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 at any time subse-
quent to the filing thereof the recall
election shall be held Notwithstanding
such resignation and the vacancy caused
by such resignation. 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
I the person elected at the recall election
shall qualify.
&. Any eiector may be nominated for
/ the office which is to be filled at any re-
] call election in the following manner:
4 l. By a petition signed by the cleo
tors, qualified to vote at such recall cleo
1 ton, equal in number to at least one
per centum of the total number of votes
4 cast at the last preceding election for
A all candidates for the office which the
incumbent sought to DE removed occu-
I pies.
q. BY the returning boards of pri-
4 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 a
state office. or for candidate to be
elected from 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; and nom nations
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 at any recall election
shall be nominated five days before the
election.
!. 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 name of person
against whom the recall petition is
fled be recalled from the office of di-
tie of Officer. following which cues
ton 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 tX) his
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 ease he shall be remov-
ed from office by said recall election
but no vote east 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
ftCdtlon OF ms successor. / ne election
officials shall canvass all votes for can
didates for said office and declare the
result in like manner, as in a regular
election II the vote a 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 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
.la, Gl,D y,a oil
cant and shall be filled according to
law.
k Any recall petition may be pre-
. scented and filed i'm sections but each
section shall contain fun and accurate
- 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 if such exists His
election precinct shall also appear on
the petition after his signature The
number of signatures appended to each
section shall he at the pleasure of the
person soliciting signatures to the same.
Any qualified elector of the state shall
2 be competent II solicit such signatures
I 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 IL is circulated and only
: qualified electors of such county, town
g ship city or town shall be competent
TO sign such section. Each section shall
have attached thereto the affidavit of
= same stating his qualifications. and that
p all the signatures to the attached sec
r 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 II
q purportS to be, and no other affidavit
r thereto shall be required. The affidavit
of any person soliciting signatures here
undes 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
T ing the same are qualified electors.
> l. Each section of the petition for the
, recall of any official shall be filed al
, the same time whether with the state
, election commissioners or the county
| election commissioners as herein pro
vided and any petition shall be deemed
to have been filed when il is shown 10
the said election commissioners that the
4 requisite namber of electors have signed
Q the same
: m. No recall petition shall be circu-
, lated or filed against any officer until
! he has actually held his office for al
months. and except, II