Phoenix, Arizona, November 1, 1910.

MR. PRESIDENT:

We, a minority of your Committee on Executive, Impeachment and Removal From Office, begs leave to report it has examined Committee Report on Proposition No. . . . . and respectfully reports that it does not concur with committee report, and respectfully recommends that,

IT IS HEREBY ADOPTED THAT:

H. R. WOOD

ALBERT M. JONES

Every public officer in the State of Arizona, holding an elective office, either by election or appointment, shall be removable from office by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the political division the electorate of which shall be empowered to elect candidates to such office. Qualified electors of his district to the number of twenty-five per centum of those who voted in said district at the last preceding general election for all the candidates for the office held by the incumbent, may order by petition (which shall be known as a Recall petition, and which shall contain a general statement of the grounds of the demand of such Recall) an election within not less than twenty nor more than thirty days following the filing of said petition with the officer or body of officers whose duty it shall be to certify nominations for said office.

Such certifying officer or body shall call a special election, to be held within not less than twenty nor more than thirty days from the filing of said petition if the officer whose recall is sought shall not resign, said special election to be held by ballot printed in such manner that the qualified electors may express their approval or disapproval of the proposed removal of said officer.

If a majority of the qualified electors of said electoral district shall approve of the removal of said officer in said special election, he shall forfeit his office and the emoluments thereof immediately after the result of said special election is determined by the proper canvassing board.

When any officer shall have been removed from office by the proceedure [sic] described above, the office vacated shall be filled in the manner prescribed for the filling of any vacancy in said office due to other causes.

No recall petition shall be circulated against any officer until he has held his office for a period of six months, save and except that it may be filed against a senator or representative in the legislature at any time after five days from the beginning of the first session after his election. After one such petition and election, no further recall petition shall be filed against the same officer during the term for which he was elected unless such further petitioners shall first pay into the public treasury which has paid such election expenses, all such expenses of the preceding special election. The general election laws of the State shall apply to recall elections in so far as applicable.

All recall petitions shall conform in all practicable respects to the requirements specified in this Constitution as to Initiative and Referendum petitions.

Laws necessary to facilitate the operation of the provisions of this Article shall be enacted.

• Minority Substitute Proposition Number 18 - Wood and Jones (introduced on 1910-11-01 09:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e937938) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
  • Motion to Refer the Majority and Minority Reports on Proposition Number 18 to the Printing Committee (introduced on 1910-11-01 09:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e937941) [view current proposal at this moment]
    • None (introduced on 1910-11-01 09:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e937942) [view current proposal at this moment]