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## ATTO-Y GENERAL

OP TEXAS

Hon. Frank I. V8aae county&torng Hediu county Hoado, fan8

Deu Birr opialoa m*o-7sM Ret Proeedur8 tq follou 18 plac iBgRu8of8udi&teemthe O8mral Bbotlor bllet mder 8tatedfaet8.
Your letterof reoentdate, requeetiy the opialomof thi8 deprt ~Wnt om thb que8tiO?a8 t8tOdthereiB,ia b pU't .I fO11O"8: "Ali of OUT ooan~ offloers run 011 the hdependent Tiok8t a~th.3 gensr81 eleotlon. Th8 **COUnty** b,!I&i88iOZ,~r Of R8OiBOt HO. h0 'A8 ,"-Om88d .8
l oandidate

m the Independent ticket for the general8lsotloa ud ma8 killedby aocidenton August 28th, ti8t,ud th8re 18 no on898 n8188, **other** thu th8 deoeued oom~is8ionor, thatdll apw on the generaloleotlon ballot.
-11 it be nso8888ry t-t the deeeased

Oormi8siOm8r'8

It- aOR .mu 0l1 the gsneralsleotioaIallot? And ou uother sum or other na1w8 be prlnted oa thi8 ballot= OUAdidate8 for th8 OfflO8,8in08the la8t d8y Of fllixg (Au~lgu8t

24th)has pC%Nd? Or till it k n80088U7 that 8 'rrit8-fa'prooedum lm followedat the. generaleleotloai8 order to l leot l omdidats for th8 office?'

YOU? 18tt8r-1188 to **U8** that th8 deoa8sd Oaani88ioll8t bd qudif%d **88** u independent or **aOn-pUti8U** outdidate iOr th0 Of’f%oeof ootm* mimil88lona~of prbolaot loi~2 umd8i **S8** ~~roriiitm8 6f Art%olw 5169, Sl60 ud 5162, **~Ol-.tO~ ‘** **S ‘**  **~O~ti** Civil mtUt.8 of TO-a, **udrac** sot the lIoad~88

of aBy polltim party*

It 18 **Out** OpiaiOBwtth8 d8Otis.doad8S1088r'8 - .8 **U** bd8pmdat or nm-p~Um~~08ndiib for the &ii08 Of O- oand88iow of preolaotEo. 2 8htiuld b plat8d oa the offloW tmllot for **a8** gueril 81OOtiOh Th18,18 *iti, 18 r.qUit-.d v htiOl0 =ls, vd.c.8. Of T-8 **whloh prmide8r** 
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It 18 our OpiBiOathB Pa iad8p8Bd8ti oudidat8 i8 8 ami tith,%X the mwnlag of thefor8go5.mg 8*tUtO. Ha 18 the a08dneeof 8t 188t 6$ of the VOtU8 Of th8 OOUDW who duly 8igBedhi8 8ppli08tiO8 to the w Judg8 .8 8m iXdsperd& wdi&t8. A8 iadep8mdeat oudld8t8 who obtala8tb8 **m,qUi8itO** m&c of qualified rigBatar88

0X hi8 appli88tio8

to the Cow&y Judg8 ~8 u ikId8pdOat **Or BOq**  **puti8U oudidat.8**  **for Ooluty**  **OffiO8** 18 **ooltidered nordim**  nateduad8r -018 6l62, V.&.C.S. of TuU. Purthenmv, &Mole 2876, V. A.C.S. of T-8 quotedher8aft8r, oonrid8r8

both pvty mwnime8rud nomp8rtisaa

or iadepudui Oudid8t88 a8 mminted oudid8t88. Theraforu, you 8r8 adYi88dthd URd8rtb fWtUd 8itU8tiOX YOU hW8 pr8888t8d t0 Ut th. nanm dthe **dOOM8.d** ldop8ad8at oaadibt. rbouldb8 print& onthe offloi8l billatfor th. ~Ol'd 8l8OtiOQ a8 F8qUir8d w kti018 5019, 8UpZ-8. 18 0.X la8oh 80 oth8r ooaolu8icr i8 vim of the 018~ ma&&e of k't1018SOlS.
Your 88oondqumtioa i8~ 8A8d ou 8noth8r n8m or other -8 be printed08 thi8ballot a8 caadid8tsr for the offio8,8inootls la8t day of filing (Auprt 24th) b8 p.88Od?"

k-t1018 2976, v.kC.8. 'oi T X88, **OlOU4** d8ternda.38 the .-8 Of orndldate8

to be **printd** upoa the ofaiotil ballotfor the g8mril 8leotloa. eOZ8 thi8 8fPtUtO,W8 qUOt0 in p&C

**“ At**  **the fop**  **OP** the offloi8.l ballot 8h811b8 priXtOdim lWg8 btt8r8 the word8 ~Offloi8l

B8llot.~ It 8lmll oont8ir.thO priat8d888838

of 8lloandidate8 who88 kmi~tion8 for u eleotlv8offlo h8v8 be88 duly nmde 8ad properw o8rtified. Th8 nm188 shallthea 8ppur oB th8 ballotuader th8 head of the p8rty that 80,8i&!8t88

th8111, 8X0@ 88 Oth8ni88 provided bgthl8 title. BO X8lW 8h811 .pm m th8 offloiti b8llOt 0X08@ that Of 8 08Xdid8tO who W88 aOtUa1~ noldSd& (8ith8r 88 8 e ZlonimO8 **Or U**  **R rOXWmi8U**  **m id3-**  pendart orndidak) ia **EOOOrdmOO** with th8 prOTisiOa8 Of th18 title.8

mimuoh .8 your btt8r idol%8 **U8** thd th8I-O*Ib 10 Oth~‘,OlKk&888 for the OffiOeOf OOmty OOmmi8aiOner Of bOirrOt a. 2 mmfi th8 i8m%8nt **0&8~iOnw** llho

qu8lifl8d

**a8** u lnd8pw3emt or ZIO~parbi881 Madld8t8, ad **who ha8**  **81~00** died, udthat the tim8 for fili8ga petitian to qualw u 18 i,ld8pdat or no&-prtlru o83dldat8 b8 6xpbzud

dthmt Othsr imdependrt
**or ao-prti8U**  **OWidi&tO8 80**  fili.Bg ud qUrlifyb& it i8 alOarthat u8d8r the provision8

of &r'tioti

2976, **8Up, PO**  a- OthU thUth8 m8B8 Of +8 deoO888dind8pend8nt oadldate cll 18@4 be &Wb+XJd Up08 th8 OffiOiti Imllot Pa0 th8 greral l leotioa a8 oa~didh8 for the offli# of oormty om Pi88iOS8r Of &WiDOt Ik. 8.

**It i8**  **id1** to **p0i.d OUt**  thrt th0 **VOtW8 m**  **mrk thFOUf$**  **th8 @Bt**  8d Mm0 Of th8 dewa8ed iSd8p.dOlt omdldrti, Rd *it+-i%* im tb8 pTOp8r **8mO8** 8,SOtbr =W .8 their ohaid iOr OOW Oori881aCC Of *8OiBot Ib. 2. &ould, hwwu, the doe*8od iBdop88dat oadidat8 r8Ooiv8 8 plur8liw of **the Vote8**  **OUt** forth8 Offio., OOUBtiBlJ valid %l-it+ia" VOt.8, th. Offie. .fOOw Od88iC.a Of hWOi8Ot 4 .2muldbraout,bgrlrtuoHoa. Rm8k x. vuo, page s (o&4)

Of ,X'tiO,.. 3081, **8U&U-..** HeWCJVW, if th. **P-8031** Z'.WiVi~ th. pltU=di~ of **rot08 or8t**  fortho offloe **18** not the doomrod iadopembrt oudidato, btlt **18** arrite-ia oudldatm, Umt pwmn,if otherwin qualifiad,rill b8 81OOtsdOOUU@ 0~88iOEOr Of pr8OiBiot]lO.4 a8 proridadw kt,101.8 2960, 2961,ud 6038,V.A.C.S.of -8.

Twtlagthttho foregbiag fully umru8 yonri~uizy,wo renia

APPROVBD 6BP 25,1946 /a/ Carlo8 A8hl8y FIRSTASSISTANT ATTORIBYQFiliBUL AvllWHEY QEIRRAL OF TlUAB I?y **/8/** 6tewu-t

W. **DsVOr8** stewark

H. Ikvoro A~8imtae