Comm No 0010.01 - Response - Elections Program Administrator - Article XII - Recall Procedures

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Section 12-1.1 (c) defines "qualified voter" a person who is registered to vote in the county on the day that the clerk begins the examination to determine the sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. 3. With regard for the previous question, do blank and spoiled ballots factor in any way, or is it a simple matter of one more yes vote than no vote means a "majority of the electors qualified to vote on the question"? 12-1.7 does not reference blank or spoiled ballots. Therefore, one more yes, would mean a majority of the electors qualified to voter on the question. 4. Do you see a potential conflict between Section 12-1.6 and Section 12-1.7, with regard to language providing how votes should be counted, and if so, should that potential conflict be addressed by the Commission? I don't see a conflict. It appears that there are two requirements that need to be met. Requirement 1 — Section 12-1.6 (b) (1) (2) 1. For recall of elected officials, if the total votes cast is less than fifty percent of the valid votes cast in the last election for the office subject to the recall petition, the officer sought to be recalled shall not be deemed recalled. Requirement 2 — Section 12-1.7 2. If a majority of the electors qualified to vote on the question at a recall election vote "Yes", the elected officer shall be deemed recalled and removed from office. PN