OFFICEOFTHEAITORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAs 

AUSTIN 

Ronorabla Wll~i8c J. Lnwson 

reeretsry or "Late 

Austin, Toxss 

Opialoa Eo. o-4874 

lasr "ire 
Eorrorabls ~Illlrm J. Lemoa, Few 2 

this Rot, to vote for l lootors or ?‘raausnt as& 

Vloe meslawt ot the unltod %,ssw, unltia $tt,stem 

~@J38tOFS, Snd b9ranntatlr*r la Oongms~. 

*L4ootion 2. MO Rtlson in mI11tary sonIo* In 

tllR Of USr Oh811 bs rsqulrrd, 88 a acadltica Of 

VOtIng la any elaotloa for PnaI4eat, Vlos Prasidaat, 

l laotors for Prmri&*nt or Vloe Pro~ld*nt, or f w 

Nnator or tM4bsr of thr Rouae of Rop~santrtlv~a, 

to PSI 8Qt 9011 t8X OT Oth4br tOX Or a&* say other 

9aymnt fo say Etsta ox P0~ltlosl suWlrislon thoreoi.. 

r*otion 1 nquIlw t-ha L?oontsr~ or ?rsr end th, “.atory of the Navy of t& Ualtrd Sat08 to poOpan and fursld to 

mhsn of the lad snd rural forras pod asxds, 8lm form o? 

whlob the l aotim provldaa, for their US. ia xequtsUn ballot8 

fxom the ~eorrtw~ of %sts of thr stata of tholr nrl % ewe. 

Z!*etb3n 4 dinots the Saant8rp 0r Nate ai eaoh l tato 

:'$6 9ra9an l pd-trulMllbt~owh loaal a8naaala(lbtmr4a #tat.- 

,-at untrlning asnw end addnew of, slrd athor Intox~~tIorr 

: from port uard nqwsto for ballot8 zweitd by him with A@- 

#a10 nquasha kllots, as abarn b the l tstouat m)om4 

by the Taonbrry 0T~ BMSo. A 4~91 i 08%. of 8uoh statoamnt bt 

,$hs 20asl oanvwrIn( b0srd Is to bs a*1206 to the soontut 

:*r 88898 to bb kept at hi8 ottlam @pan at all tim8 ta puN2s 

~ihrpa8tIon. 

Caotloa 5 nquiroa tha Ekontary of hsto W ham 

181 the rxwd senlrba. 

rint04 a suttioisnt ntmbar or um ballots to Es wnt to .tboss 

The ballols ah812 prari$s for vetlng 

for l 2*obors for Pmsidoat and VI00 ?xoaldont, asa for anit 

f?tstas saaatsrs an4 Raprr8sntotlres. xi 6hs La 

tha 3,rte autharisra ft, they My aho pW3Vid* 

88did8k8 t0r 8te8 l n6 bi38i otfims, *ad UPON other Pt8to 

utt6rs. The s~otlcm rwthtx presoribas the tom Of ths ballot 

8~ b0 pmpama by tb8 f?ror4tary ot mato. 

Sootion 6 requlxes Ohs %s%Msrp Of .%&I tW rCrpsr0 

on& print s sutf2eIant mnnbs* of OffI0is2 sWslOWa* a 04; ssv810pts for ths use by (Ibe absentee voter in *oWW*iW ula 

gud oyf;0isl war halet far the return of such 882 brl2oh 

pmseribI= th6 ?QMI Of th0 4OVdOp6 iii both ~DEtaQCW~. 
i 

gmmablo Nllloa f. Lawsoa, Fee ) 

,,., 3 i 

m ao0tIoa 8180 rsquirea the printIn of isstrustiarg for me 

voaan. 

%otiou 7 requires the S?eoretsry of state to tranmIt 

to every wder of tha lent? and nsv81 foroes of the United Ststea 

who nk48 8pplIosticm In sooor4oaoe with Swtlon 3 of ?Jm A.t, 

ss offIelal mr bsllot, sn*4lops, voting lnstruatlons, bboklot 

" ssntslnlng instruotions and explanations (II to oastin(t 0r&s 

lf on0 has lmn pro 

* offloIr2 nr ba E 

and, 

Lot 

sn6 80 onvelopa to be url In roturnin~ a nd l we2ojw. 

Section 8 oostaIns airwims 88 to the manner in 

rhisb the voter shsll Pnp8n Ii28 ballot for nmlllal; to Oho 

SearWary of Stat*8 It also Ulreots the Sooretar~ of Ptete, 

upon reoelpt a? the mr bs22ot, to prvptl send It to the 

l p p x a p r ll al*etIan te offleldz of ths dlstr i 

oeontf or the rehr*s rosldonoo. 

ot, prooIaOtl or 

Nstlon 9 pralde8 for the l mwerolng o? thr wr 

h226?ts by the propor oo~~ooolry bser4 2n the ssm aanasr, 

.' as near 80 mat ho, as re&u ballot8 esst a t tbo lloetim; 

J;:' .Qboets that no war kllot aha be +rlUl If xaaelw4 br t&o 

,:. 2sesl sleoblon offloIrlo after the alosing of the e210, er 

It the ratsr hss voted In psrwra sr by rbnntee b8 P lot by 

tha prooedura prssrrib+d br the &tit*. 

9ootIan 20 sutherluo on a 

to defray l rpmses Inoarred la 

prop~ia8Ion by tbo Corqrso 

oony E out tha prodsionm of 

w&a AeB, and It 4Inoto tha manner br uJ&ah auah l pproprlatlon 

ohs21 ba l l2ooatsd to tho otsWs by the Bsoretsry of the Trsss@~ 

at the cfnltod State8. 

Ssotlon 12 l uthorlzos the Boontory of State of l ooh 

stat$ ts utI2Iro the remtees or ststo sn4 loos1 offlalels ~rrt4 

8~~1~8 la Qiaeherglng his dotlsa un4br the Aot. 

Sestlon 12 sllsuo t&e ~rabsr of t&a lam? or nwa2 

iwooa o f the Unit& Sta tets o l laal uhethrr he Ml.1 vote uadar 

Pubflo 712 or in sooordrnoo with atste 1sws. 

Sootion 1) applies to thr pxOtlslons of ths Aat to 

prfrrrr l 2sotIana for eanblQstbs for *leotors for Tm*iduit 

and Vies Preslbent ot the United Rtetes, and fo, Q&ted +%&es 

Smstoro l nU RepreoontatIns~ 
itOBOTabl0 w%llhIb $. ~.OUSW, ibbm 4 

~~otlou 14 applier the prorirlom cri mei. wd ~&&~$~ 

iam robibitiB# OftOMbS 4 Sin86 $814 4laatlr4 iraaoQia4 tfj 

414at f on8 lad TO6iB4$ uada? % abllo 73.2. 

hotiota 15 ~rorid48 that UIa ,406 is co be U&all 

8OMbwd to 8000+~pllah lto Turpaam: mad tbst aem 1~0~~1 i 01 

out th4 PrO~i4104a Of the Aot rhall not lnv&&idat4 

4ld und4r it. 

&ti010 6, .%ation 1, .OS tb4 I’stram Uonetitut:w 

lWVid48 that th4 tOllOUiB@ 0148848 Of p4rOonu aball not In 

allcmd to rot4 in fhia stats, toult: 

Vli6h 1 All l 0161419, EUhbS ODd 4OO&l3D, O&- 

ploWI In ttw renlc4 ot tb4 &my or R4r OS ?,hr 

,;, ..~, ( Vnltrd mat44. f??ovi4*4 that this r4ota i otioa shall 

aot SQply to arfi4bm or tti4 Y4tloMl Guurb of T4x48, 

th4 Ikt$ti81 oU*rd N***Tt*, t&a Otfleerr* t?esrr~a 

uoFp* of tb* uJht,a 8tateI DOT to callste4 mon of 

6h* Natlon41 fAar4, 6hb E~hobal Ewr4 4e44r~O, 0~4 

i the otlpaized ?aaar?a8 oi the UnitsA Qtatea, nor to 

i ratlnd orrioam or trio cDit4a ?tot48 Amy, Fny anA 

ubtlw corps1 SBa retired Parmnt OfrioOca and rrtlrra i ‘: .,, l nlla 6.WB A Of the wDit4a’ %at.@ .lizoy, Hrvy, anA 

I. RariB4 CQrpI." 

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dEtlol8 6, f?wMoD 2, ot tB4 ?tat4 thnatltati~ 

provide8 that SDy psrarpa rabiblrrt to tk4 pay'nant of 8 pal& tax 

awt hm ~~14 that 0l1 t4x lwth4 mann4r ~mrorikd by awb 

saatiart ia ardor to L l q a a lWi4 U l Zrator. 

W@hr lrrtlols 6, 5bOtiO~ 1 t+f ,tht %a8 aW6itUtiW, 

g4n4nrr lipsakin& 4oUftra, 

I 

aariwo, on4 mawa 4aployaA la 

th b l a m 0b OT th4 w 0t tzb tg 0f tb mft4a ~68688 0m a t8- 

poalifi46 fro42 voting in 011 4144tiwa -La thia / h-were who fall within ona Of tbb 0188848 BSWA 

tcp 6b l 814 Ob0tibll 0t sOOtion L or krbialo 6 of t 

;f~~~~~wlas qur1m4a tlA&r rwtion 2 of Artlola 

%A. 'p6a$ CODlztt~tUtiOD alid 14WS 4Bti$h& tQ T4t4 

u tbt$ 3tUt4 i&or.%& iD th4 44t,lVb rilit8ry Or Si8+81 44rd.48 

of th4 unita ctbt.06, wbr th0 4801aloo or car Pta64 8 

Cow* 18 t$r 04O4 or Warpor*er T'. ~bw?Fm.a, 13: Tm*n 41 mts ,

9.T. (aa) PM* 

xt ~111 be obwrcod that .SMtioa L of TublfO 712 

4444 Do t F Iyp @ #+$o l J fathorb.lss 84lcti4*4, -d-* *=a *ala t& 44ni44 of C&4 hay or Nary or th@ WBitbd !+%bt** $0 

rok in l l08ti0m r0r elbotorr for waiaont au Vlcu wmm4* 
Of t&8 g&t*A f?t8t4a, UBftid Ft4toa F4Batwa, 4& B4pnaaatgtiv4g 

In Congr488, 

tkl%LOB 

if 4UOh •~~~i4rs wrinea aad aeown 0m di*qu*llflad 

ti tot4 in 8wh 4140tfm8 by tb4 prorialoaa or our ,-tat0 

l This 18 m.4b4 01~8T by obaaivlw t&t -4tim 1 

d 'ubl.le 712 a&Wbs WRY to 4t4ry lnditldu41. abaant fiol the 

$1444 Of hi8 r44id4a44 4nd SorVin& In tha 18~4 or agtol a-8 

of the CDhsd %4ta4 "*be ib or was rllglbl4 to raglskr for l nd 

is qu8iiti4a to rots at any rlrotioo under the 14~ ef t&g vt4ta 

ot his toalaawa. . .* 

fi@tiW 2 of i%blia 712, Aow~v~~, pl818ly attira]ptg 

80 eultirr tb4t prorloion or aur "tat4 con8tit:attw r4qulrinu 

lib8 patHat Of 8 poll tax Oi ~&IWO aub)4ob thrrstu iD 4rd.r 

"tO qaallry ooah persons 48 alaot*ra fs thl* S?tdite, insofar 

as 4u4b oonatitutlosrl provlalot~ 0r t&6 "tat4 oc 'i%ua l p p lb a 

Da 94raoua la th4 all.ltery 84s*lob ot tb tbltea 8t(rtea lo tiw 

0s ~4; rotlog in any 4la~atioa for fnabint, woo Pmaa9a, 

alaotom for :'rualawt, Vloa Pmatient, or ?or F4n8tar or 

',4mbW or thQ HOW. Of ~4jn%44nt8biQ48~ 

Ia uiu b4 ob8eenea that the duties inpocloa upon 

~yw, aa Qaaketary at Ffate by Publie 712 ml&o uolualtaly 

I "to the iurnlahl. 

"4 

at brllots to paraona in tha Ia& SD4 naval 

fomoa or tha Un tea Stat88 awe7 irorp tk4 p1848 at tbolr 

nalAmia* la time of uw, *Iho desire to vok in 414rtkma iar 

4hrtom for I'r4ala4at ana Tfoe ProalA~ot of th shit~a 11U&ea 

and for 3nlt4d ?&ate8 Slnatora rml Reppn4~tativaa, sad to 

tha rorolpt or aaeb brllots Sraa rrnoh araono and t& tmac 

riaaion or tk4 Wllota to the proper loael 414otien ofrl4lala. 

84 &uty mats upaa ~oti, either ond4r ?ubIle 712 6s antler an7 

~rovlaions o? tk4 “tati law, to 4atamilna wAbtb4r Oh4 amnkr 

02 the la& or 1~4~41 rmtsb 18 a quall?loA vOQef 88 SW& 4laOtbB~ 

m.tbrr the -4r&on Ilr l gualifled VOt4r 88 Sfd 4184tiW 24 8 

qwgt(a aa & drt4mdmQ uabar tbo rorlai4nm O? the Stat8 law 

-4 wder tba pr6VbiQnS Ot PUbliO 71: 2, in tha Zlrat 5wtanoa, 

bp tb4 ,7rop6r looni rlootlon c2tialala. 

xt t,hapdore appostn that yvou are aoD oSfboirt1 

o4amrn4& rl$r. $A4 oonatitutloaellty or ,940tion 2 of Fob1 I a na. 

'i4w r4qu4st mn44Bt4 lo* our ooaaiUer8tlc8n 4alP tA4 wratl4n 

or th4 vgli6;ty of nook provlr%ona ot tE0 hot 88 k 0*4 Aud** 

pp*n ~fau, ana bbe err*06 of au,ob grovialonr Of Pub]. E 0 7U 

apw Ctaa law in wnf~i~t tb4rhth. m4r4 26 not bfor4 

ao for de4~ai~~, ati w a0 aoa et tkttr tfw Aeold*, alar 
/ mronor.blo *Illir f. L.u.o., Pam 6 

mnmn8r 

.oo$. 0 I 

slo*o tha a.tter 18 pnrrla6, in order that wa larr 

QU a. qutokll 8. 

t-hi. opbaia to G 

.8ibl. m ruxthor x0.tri.t Ib. 

r*lldity oi thl. law l @ m 

UT be nqu1r.d to l pPlY It to t?i. g.n.r.1 .l.oti.a. of thi. 

2'2. Cn1t.d %.to. will not b. m.d. l t 8U.b .lr.tl.. 

Th8 ohol08 ar ebotor8 for Pn.ia.at ..a 'irio. m8ib.t 

l t l lsotlo8r h0l.Q two 

b.t 

rt ttli.t1m8 th. r.114 r 

8r8 bm8g th.rdoro wo will dbo. 

to sot 1 n r n8 

F 

ty OS the Aot OBll .8 1t .oouaa. y.u 

a t to the o a dng l1.6tio.s for traited stmt.. 

sena to r8n8 d l proemratetlvoa. 

Attlrl. a ~otlba 2, of-the Constltut1aQ of tbL 

unlt.~ fwate. prim&r 

l s.rtioa 2. Th8 Eowr of R*pm88nt*t:r8~ 8hl.l 

b 0o a p 0.0o f u6 o mborea b o 8.n l ver T 8o eo mTel a br r 

thr POOpl. of Oh0 wvere1 8t.t.., an6 the *loate. 

1. l 8.b i6t.t. 8h.11 h.v. tho QualLliortlm. nquimit. 

ro~sl.ot~r. ol tho most n.lEoxeia. Rr.nah of th. atut. 

Z.&l.tkw.. 

d+fio1r 17 oi the Amnaa@nt. to the Cormtitatlca ai 

the un1t.a c3tet.r pTeln4a.r 

m* cwl.to ai tko Unltod Pt.t.8 .h.ll bo mompoud oi tw afirt0rr rm 08ah st8k 8iaotod br 

th8 pOplO t&W.f, iOr 81X fs.?.~ 8 ai *rob son.tor 

.b.ll bav. .a. rot.. Th. .l.otor. in ..Ob l t.to stmll 

h&t* th. qu.lftiO.tb.8 TO@.lt. fOr .hOtOr. Of tb. 

m.t nOIMx0~. br.a.kl st al. .tot* h&l.l.tw... 

&.ti@l* 1, s!*.$i~ 4 Of the Con.tttutlea or the Walt04 

3t.t.r provl4..t 

~oa.r.bl. ri111.m I. L.w.on, a#. 8 

mat ba defrayed from th* Fmdmnl 8pDropri8tlon uhlah It 

.o.t.ropl.tod will be mate .v.fl.bl. to you by the prorimf 

of !?..t1on 10 of r-'ublio 712. 

Your. very truly 

I,TTcI!3XY GI'.?ERAI. GP l%AS 

_( FIRST ASSISTAUT 

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