OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF **TEXAS** 

## AUSTIN

Hon. Rotas 2. Burke, Sr. County Attorney Golind 

## CountJr +,-.. ,.,.. _,_- . ,-.

Dear Slrr

Your request f

01) written by

ur attentionto thr (I opinion rhloh tides, 0 not r&e in a 

### aity itaB or more amI who entg-onryears aubeo1998 and prior to the is not required to Ion oertifioateto be QUalin euoh eleotion.'

n an elsotioncontest ln this oounty, the DlstriotJudge, Pk. a, I3. Pool rulsb that any one who has reaohedthe age oi twentyone must hare an exemptIonorrtifloateto vote in any eleotloneven though ho beoame of a&e subaequcmtto January 31. If 1s my**Eon.** Ross E. Burke,sr., Pam 2

un3.eretant¶Ingthat the utile zuling htiebeen given by other DietrIotCourt& Tkm In **order** to give the peram who ~111 **be** Wenty-one after Jsnue a ohanoe to aast a leg81 vote, 7 31, 1940 would rrgpwoiate your opinion In the mtter amI I will advlse the Tax Colleotoraooordl~ly. whe popul4tlon of oallad county at the laot Pedeml Comma wao 10,095, and hava no city of more than S,O"O.w
Aa w0 uaderstsndyam Inquiry,you desire to know whether or not pereonewho wI3.l be twenty-oneyears old after January 31, 1940 am requiredto have an amption 

## onrtifloats to be 

## Atha to vote in an eleotion during the year 1940.

We quote from the aaee of Clark VFJ. Stuhba, X31 317 2nd 663, a8 

## r0imm *Appelleeohellsngedthe vote8 of Iloll Rose ForrIeey, Jeff Eyer, Ullle Gibson rpilbur "e~I~:,,~~,~frb~~h~~~:~ Bmxl Baxlel, &km burn, baoause eaoh o'r thom'beeam 21 pars **of aga**  **after** Sanuary, 1858, and prior to Nommber 8, 193& end under the #~ernl~ etetute,tharefore, they were not entitledto vote without an exmption oertlfiaete. Art. 2968a,Vernon*n Ann. xva Et., hots of 1935, 44th L82. p. 686, Chap. 292; Sea. 1, provide8 thr:t each of the votora In queetionwas mquirod to ohtn?n an exe-ption oartZtioatabsforc he or ehe would be entit1W! to vota. ?feIther cf thet,

obtained euoh 0 osrtlfleate. The ett:tute Is mm?atory and thesevoters wore not qualliiedto Vote at the election,ana the trial oourt oorreotlyerolucml sll of suoh votea. Appellantoontenda,hoommr, thr.t oinae tha aaptfcn to Art. 29iWe QM not epeniflcally

BeflneH,he

voter8 to whom the exarspt!Ion clause relt?t&d

or re-0icrred,

thrit 5.t ws~i~unconstftutlonal. Tiia ff3 en oleotlon content. Tt ieRon.

tbls not a ololl suit, uti the constltutlonollty ot thra statute osnnot be attaaised In this sort of proaeetllng. 'i'hls oowt hold In TrirmlerV. Corl.ton, 2664 6. ;:. 253, 2?m, thnt ~jurisdiotlon

In electionoonteata la limitad to much mttern as tend to shcw that the ~~leatian

Wgwu~not properlyorderud or Pairly conducted, euoh aa the faf1u.m to &ve notloo of the tllas and plaoewham the eleotion In to ba he18 or tbrtt illegalvotes were onet fheraaf,, or saw other mntta that would Impeaah the fairness of the rearr1t.**

3Qssel 0. &anklin (Tex. cfv. ~pp.1, 183 6. K. 103) &Glll v. &wIs (33x. CD?. App.), 283 S. v;.328."'
On Eay 26, lRS0, In ooaferenaeopinionXo. 2980, departmentheld: 'All persons rho reside either In a elty of ten thousand Inhabitants **or** nors or who 60 not reside in a olty oi ten thoussnd Inhobltantsor mre who baocmm 21 yqara . of age alter January Slst and be0ors any eleotion In this 

## St:?teis imitiea to vote In aair! eleotion

## p-ovied esid person corn-. plies x~ith

Artials 2068 and .?069 with refer-. enoc tc the obtainingof an sxezzptlonoertitlaote. *A parsonmay mtlolpnte his birthday in order to obtain en oxam?ptIon ocrttfluate to vote in any eleotlonIn this ktate.



### I w~~rt:olo

29tlQ la not rapeelcld

by tip1 aatlon by Art:ole 29435(a).
*A pcr:;on

who aesidea In a city of two thcumnd inhabitants

### we who baccizae 21 yenre or wgs in April 1933 may vote in the &iLy prIaxtry lnS0 even thou& S&J hem not obtsinad an erm~tian certlrlowte prior to February 1, 1936." t'ir, believe that oonfaren~eopinionTO. 2%IsD, supra, oorrsotlyoonatruesthe law relrrtlnq: to the qua%- tlon subuittsd in ynur Znquirgrind relctad qwntlnns, and

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ior ycmr convenlenoe m enolose a oopy of this opinion.
In 

## pienof the Soregoin@authorities, you are respeotfullp

advised that it 1s the opinion of this department

## that 811 pemonr who do not reride in a oity of ten thounendinhabitants or more and who be~ce~ twentyone ymara of age titer Jenuary 31, 1980,my vote in anp elaotionheld In thle State provided they oc~plywith the term of krtslole 2968a,with reTerenosto obtcrlningoxamption oertifi0ote on or beforo the 3lst day 0r January ln thhe year in whloh he deairos to ooto, ngardleao of the time when suoh lndivlduelmay beuome twenty-oneyearn of a@, the only requlsilie beln~that said pernon mut bs twenty-oneat the tlm he lxeeentshlmmlf at the pm to vote, and not otharwlsedirqualltled80 vote under the Constitution

and law of thla St&e. Trusting that the fore~oi~ answera your inquiry, wo mlrin Very truly your8 QTW??iEYGEIWGZ. Of 'FEXAS