The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-03
Recall Elections.

Section IA. Recall Petitions The holder of any
elective office under this charter except judges of the
municipal court may be removed at any time by the
electors qualified to vote for of such in
cumbent in the following manner: Before any recall
petition may be circulated preliminary petition shall
be filed with the city clerk demanding recall election,
stating the and official position of the person to
be recalled and the grounds for such removal in not
more than two hundred words. When such preliminary
petition shall have been signed by not less than fifty
qualified voters of the City at the office of the city
clerk it shall be published in the official paper With
in five days after the filing of preliminary petition
the city clerk shall provide proper recall petition
blanks each sheet having printed at the top in plain
and space for twenty-five names and addresses.
After such blanks have been signed and filled out by
electors equal in number to at least thirty cent of
the entire number of votes cast for all candidates for
governor at the last preceding general election they
shall be filed with the city clerk At the time of such
filing each circulating petition blank shall
sign his the back of it and make oath that each
signature is the genuine signature of the person whose
it purpors to be; and that each signer declared
that he understood and favored the petition that he had
not signed it previously, and that he is legal voter
and resides the address given Neither the crcuator of
recall petition, the sgners shall accept offer
any reward, precuniary or otherwise, for services
rendered in connection with the circulation thereof Any
violation of the provisions of this section shall
sttute misdemeanor.
Section 49, Filing of Petition. Within five days
after the date of the filing of the signed recall pc
titon the city clerk shall certify the total number of
for all candidates governor at the last
preceding general election and the number of sgners to
such petition the petition be insufficient any respect
it may be withdrawn by the persons filing it and
amended many times desired within thirty days
of the original filing, provided that alteration shall
be made in the statement of the grounds for demanding
the recall.
If the petition the amended petition be suf-
fcient, the city clerk shall transmit the council
without delay and the council shall order the
filed and the city clerk shall deliver copy thereof at
the public office of the sought to be recalled
Section 16 Objections to Petition Within five
O
tition the incumbent whose removal is requested shall
file in writing with the city clerk his objections if
thereafter contest its suffciency any objections
not filed. Such objections shall be specific and
eral objection to the qualification of the sgners shall be
sufficient If the results of the election be adverse to the
incumbent, all defects in the petition shall be cured
thereby.
Section II. Recall Election Procedure. Within
ten days after the filing of said petition by the council
election not less than twenty-one days more than
thirty days from the date Of fling provided that the
council may order such recall election to be held in
connection with any other election occurring within
ninety days. In the published call for the election
there shall be printed the statement of the grounds for
the recall and in said CALL in not than six hundred
words the officer be recalled may justify his
in Office the expense of such publication shall he paid
by the CITY,
Except as herein otherwise provided, nominations
shall be made and such special election shall be
ducted returned and the results thereof declared in all
respects general munlcpai elecCOnS Inc per-
son sought to be removed may be candidate to
succeed himself, and unless he request otherwise in
writing within five days after the call for the election
has been published the city clerk shall place his
on the official ballot without nomination.
If the incumbentfs a candidate to succeed himself,
his name shall be placed upon the ballot with the desig
nation present Incumbent" added.
| If person other than the incumbent shall be
elected the incumbent shall thereby be removed from
office; otherwise he shall continue in office. The
successor of any officer removed shall hold office
during the unexpred term of his predecessor.
| No recall petition shall be filed against any officer
j until he has actually held his office for six months
If the city clerk the council shall fail refuse
to act in such recall proceedings, compances may be
enforced by proceedings in the District Court OF
Stearns County at suit of any citizen of the City, and