Any elective officer shall be subject to removal from office for cause connected with his office, after he has served at least one year, upon the filing of a recall petition and the affirmative vote of a majority of those voting on the question of removal at any general or special election.
A recall petition shall demand the removal of a designated incumbent, shall be signed by qualified voters equal in number to at least 25% of the persons registered to vote at the last preceding general election of the territory represented by said incumbent and shall be filed with the City Clerk. It shall set forth a statement of the cause upon which the removal is sought.
The signatures to a recall petition need not all be appended to one paper, but each signer shall add to his signature his place of residence giving the street and number or other sufficient designation if there shall be no street and number. One of the signers to each such paper shall take an oath before an officer competent to administer oaths that the statement therein made is true as he believes and that each signature to the paper appended is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Within 10 days from the date of filing the petition the City Clerk shall complete his examination and ascertain whether or not such petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified voters and shall attach to the petition his certificate showing the result of his examination. If by that certificate the petition is shown to be insufficient, it may be amended within 10 days from the date of said certificate. The City Clerk shall, within five days after such amendment, make a similar examination and determination of the amended petition, and if the certificate shall show the same to be insufficient, it shall be returned to the person filing it without prejudice to the filing of a new petition to the same effect.
If the petition shall be sufficient the City Clerk shall, within two days, notify the Mayor, Councilman or Councilmen whose recall is sought thereby. If such notice cannot be served personally upon the Mayor, Councilman or Councilmen affected, service may be made by registered mail addressed to the officer's last known address. If, within five days after the service of the notice by the City Clerk, the Mayor, Councilman or Councilmen sought to be recalled by such petition do not resign, the City Clerk shall order and fix a date for holding a recall election not less than 70 nor more than 100 days from the filing of the petition as finally amended and advertise the same as hereinafter provided in this Act.
The ballots at the recall election shall conform to the requirements respecting the election of officers in the City, as provided in this Act or in Title 19 of the Revised Statutes (Elections), except that the words "recall election" shall appear on the ballot. The recall feature of the ballot shall appear at the top thereof and shall be separated from the portion of the ballot for the election of officers by a heavy black line. The proposal for recall shall be placed on the ballot in the following manner: "Shall .......... (here insert name of incumbent) .......... be removed from office by recall?" This matter shall occupy two lines in boldface type. Immediately below the above wording shall appear the phrase "for recall" and immediately underneath such phrase the words "against recall." Immediately at the left of each of these two phrases shall be printed a square, in which the voter may make a cross (X) or plus (+) or a check ( Checkmark.tif) mark. Immediately below the foregoing shall appear the following:
"Indicate your vote by placing a cross (X) or plus (+) or check ( Checkmark.tif) mark in one of the squares above."
If the removal of more than one officer is sought, the same provisions for submitting to the electors the question and direction hereinbefore described shall be repeated in the case of each officer concerned and his position on the ballot for his recall shall be in the order of the filing of the petition with the City Clerk.
The same ballot used for submitting the question or questions of recall shall be used for the election of a successor to the incumbent sought to be removed, and immediately under the black line following the recall question shall appear the phrase "Nominees for successors of .......... (here insert name of incumbent) .......... in the event he is recalled." The names of all persons nominated as successors shall be placed upon the ballot in the same manner provided for other elections of elected officers in the City.
Nomination of candidates for successor of recalled incumbent shall be made in the same manner provided in this Act for nomination of candidates to fill a vacancy in an elective office.
A. 
If a majority of votes in connection with the recall of any officer be in favor of the recall, the term of office of such officer shall terminate upon the certificate of the results of election by the City Clerk.
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If the results of such recall election shall, by the certificate of the City Clerk, be shown to be against the recall of the officer, he shall continue in office as if no recall election had been held, and the vote for the election for the successor of such officer taken at the time of such attempted recall shall be void.
If the office of the incumbent shall become vacant either by his resignation after the date is fixed by the City Clerk for the recall election or by the result of the recall election, his successor shall be the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes at the recall election. The person so elected shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.