Eonoreble San-en HoDonald

County kttorn4y %l&th CQuntP Tyler, Texea ODiai4u No. 0-2688 Dear 3rz Rii lYle C&nty D4mooratlo Exsoutfre Cormittee may pay aupervlaore of a primary elsotion, appointed under **ani** by virtue of hrtiol4 3104, Revised Civil Ftatntes of Texae.

Your opinion re-questof August 27th,addrosaedto Uersli%C. Wnn, Attornay Osnerel of Texas, haa b0en r4i4rrsd to the writer 

### ror oousidoration and reply. You clak wh4thet **the** f4os **of muprriser~**  **oi on**  **eleotiorr ohorsn**  br **the oandldatae**  should be paid by the oandidates rx the County &4outlv4 &imt~ mitt*0l We quote the follti~ four psrsgrsphs tram ~o'omr 14tterr

"unA4rArt%414 29U, HovLseQ Oivti Statute
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‘bp&tr&i ‘iipciti’~tho orriolal bellot In the el4otion hsld last Saturday agreed upon two sap6rviuors tar aaoh votlne box in %nith County. In sceordan44 with thla egr44mnt, the au~rviaars a4 a4144t4d **served** 8s 414otion cbffioiala ns per mqu4et in said agr44ment.
'There ere three srtioles of the BevIsed Civil Etetuto providing for the srpolntmnt ot~supc+mia~a of ~sleatlons. The first artiols 2941, provides that the chair-n of the count 4xeoutive oomitt4e x4y, upon request five daya prfor to any general oleotlon, appoint one supervixm tar each voting preoinot la the oounty. There is no proviaitxa in thet statute dIrecti&; thrttthe candidates shell pay said superviaore. Thhceeoond article, to wit, 2942, makes th4 provision that any one-f:fth of the canadatee whoae
namea trpp4sr

on the otfloial ballot, eto., aray agr463 upon two supervisora. As aiareaafd, it was under this article of the 6l;atutasl ow superviscro were appointed. There la no provision in eafd article of the statutes plaoing the burden of the paying of said supervisor6 upon the onefifth or more of the oandidatee raquestinp, them.

RThe ttlrd article oi' the statute, to wit, 29428, providing for the selection of the supervisors upon the petition of forty or more of thequalified voters of a preoinot OF ward does provide that the ones requesting the appointment of supsrvisors shall stsnd ths expense of said **supsrvisora ’**  **serving** 011 el~sotlon 0rfi04r4.

**“ 1**  do not iind any **4~48** dealing **with** the paymnt of appointad supervisors by the oountg ohairmn or **supervisors** agr4sd upon. It 00ours
**to m**  **thst irmsmuoh**  **49** the lsst srtiole quoted speoIfI4allyproyid4s th,atthe on48 r4quostIag the appointment ai supenlsms shall pay for 8wlsl) would oertainlg place that burden **upon** th4 OMS V&O asked ror the appointment of aupervIsoxa. The rirst two artiolas do not so pruvid4, 

### and It Is my opinln su4h sup4rviaors so appelnt4d under the firat two artl014s quoted should b4 p4Id 48& 

### or th4 funds eubsorlhd by all oendidat4a for elsstlon to d4fray eleotion 4speaa4s.~

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**W4** aasute4

~thatth4 **aup4rviaors** 

### l pgolnbed a4 sleotlcm 0rriof4is war4 app4intod UenamArtlcrle 3104, 

### l ppWag 

## to prl**msry ekotlons,**  -teed **of Artiolwt**  **2941, 29&?** atN2%2a, R4- ri8d civil Stetuim, 88 rorrmd to in y00ur Istiter. xt ia 

### apparentthatArtial44 29&l, 2942 **and** 29&Za apply only to @gal azzdapeelal 4144ti4lia *nd not to p4rty pr%narf,~144-

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25?@ ia Sn gua aa **foUorst**

"!&e 4haIrmn 0r the oaanty **exeoutivs (IQ&-**  **mittae, for**  **aauh pol.itiodl**  **psrty** thet has oadidet4a **on th4**  0frioial bal&t, 0r ir b4 rail.4t0 est, cay three lnembarsor euah oormaitt44, ml, not **lestt than**  rir0 days him4 **the getter81**  **4144- tion**  **,*..*** **(I ’** 
Ala4, Art1014 2943, Revlaed OlvIl St4tutes, apply**ing o&y**  **to g4n4r81**  end speoial **elaetions** and not party prleli80ti&, reads 3.n pert a8 r0ii4ws;

Vadgss end olerks of g4rmral and apealal ol4otIons ahall be paid

.... by the county #saalr4r*. l*n Mow, Title 50, entltlsd Vl4otloa4,'~ ooixtalna Artioles **2923** through 3173, inolu4lr4, **of** the Revised **Civil Statutes**  **of** Texas. Chsagtm 13 of +d Title 50, entitled "IWmlnstlons," oontsining &tiole 3100 throu& 

### krtiole 3167, pertsins to party pritaary

4140~1ons. Salt3 **Art3414** 3100 is 

### a8 r0u09fe:

,- **“ ‘** **I%4** term *primaryeleotion' as us4d In tbio

ohaptsr,means 4n eleotlon bald **by** the embers 4S an orce;aniz4d~polltiosl party r0r the purpose of **ncmlnati~ the**  atutMiidUt8 **of suoh**  **erty** to **be voted** 
**for at**  **4 general**  **or** speoial eleot fon, or to ri6mLE**ate the**  **4ouaty exroutivs**  **offloers of**  **e** pertp.**p.cm.Warren Me-3ouald,Page 3
Further, Artiole 3104 of said Chepter 13, referring to the eleatlon offloera of a primary elsotlon is aa follow5t

WAll the preoinat primary elsotiorur of % party shall be oonductsd by a prealding judge, to be appointed by a ohairman of the oounty exeautive oocltitter OS the party, with the %sllIstame and epprovnl Qr at leant n majority of the slembers of the oounty , cxeoutive commIttee. Push presiding judge e&all oelect aa aamoiete jueqe %na two clerks to assist In oonduatln~ the election. TWO supervisorsmay be ahoaen by sny one-fourth of the party candidates,who, with the juagee ena elsrks shell take the oath required of suoh offIoer% In general eleations. !P%o addItIona alsrksm%g be appointed but only when In the opinion of the pretlibi?l~ juQe, there will be more than one huudrsd votes ollad at the primary eleotion in the preojnot." P Undersoaring ours)

Thus ArtI 3104 spplyIng 8peoiflcally to 9leotIon offloers In prImerg el%atIaas must govern the eppointment of the auperviame related in yous request.

prooeedlng turther in 86&l ohepter 13, Artiolr 3108, Hevi8ed Civil Statutes of Texas, with refarenoe to the 'a* pensa ef aonduat,Ing 8 prwry eleatloa, contains the follmLner ,

*'Atthe rmetI.ngof the aounty **executive cm**  nittee prorId%d In Artlale 3117, the oounty OCQraitteeshall ale0 aarefully estlmt8 the ooet ctf printing the offIoIa1 ballota, renting polling plaoea where same may be found neoesnary, prwfdIng an8 distributing all necerrsary poll **books,** blank statlonerp and voting booth5 required, eomperinetlon

or sleatlon offlaers~ana 0Lerks and measengera, to report the result In enah $reolnot to the oounty oheIrm%n, 8~ provided ror herein, and 611 other neaeastiry expana%s of holdlag nuoh prImarIes In suoh aountle,e end shall apportion euoh oost among the rarloua oenaIdat%e for nor~Ination ror county and preclnot olYIoem only 88 herein defined, end offlaea to be filled by the voters of suoh county or preainot only (oandidates for Rate offloes exospted), In auoh manner a8 in their judgment la just and equitable, Bfrlng due oonsideration to the importfmoe and omolumenta of eaah such offlae for *hIoh a nomlnetlon is to be made and shell by resolution, direct the ohelrppsn to IMedIately mail to eeoh person whose n%me has bean requested to be plsoed on the offIoIa1 bellot a statement of the mount of.augh exponser~ SO epportioned to him, with the request that he pay t'ha aeme to the oounty chslrman on or before the Eaturday before the rourth~uonday in June thereeftor.",- 

### Hon. Warren MoOon%ld, Pag% 4


### !&he suthority0s 

### the oounty**e%eoutioe 0ommSttee**  **is** lj.mlteU 

### by the statute8oontetmd in 8OId 

### Cheptsr13. W6 

### quote th%r0ii0wfng **leaguaga** rrm 

### the 0880 or sctltiraen 

### ~8. Pe*%r, 99 ‘SW2nd I.0748

*‘lhe m mcuwy 

### wh%n oolleoted and pLaeed in the 

### hands of th% eppeU.ents(theodttee) 

### botmmea 

### txqetrunu,.epd

omlA an4 be dlebtwa%d snd &mid 

### out a8 prorId%dby statutes **aertsStiAg** it ooulQ not 

### be ep%ntby the ohelrmm oi the executive%omItt%%, theseeppellnnte(theoonmltt%%i,for 6elarioeand servloeoperformed 

### by iA% ohalrmn, nor oouldlt be spent far uawoesearg oxpens68, but smet be 

### spentfor t&spurposesintended by 

### statute,snd
**under the**  

### prcfvleIoue **of tha**  **athutee authcaiai9g**  suoh **expenUItaree.w** 

### (P%renth%ele ours)
Honey aollsotedu@sr th4 

### provisione0s 

### &Marl* 3108 to defraythe expense%ai the variousoendideteeie nem$netlonoanaotbe epoat by the oooalttee aor the oh8irma 

### of the aotittea 

### for itsmenot rdthlnthe purview%f eei& Article3108. smell te. ~?arksr, u9 sw’2nd 609. CI **iqe** rind no epe4Srio prwbion 06 **to the**  

### amount to
**be peid**  **su~l7iS4W8 jQ@VJ#**  **Or OlCJrk8**  **in a**  **pdBl8l ’** **~ d.88tie.**  **There** 01 the prml8ba 

## se th0 p0jmnt 0s 

### fudge8a+a oi0rkO fn gpmaraL. .aad 

### ,apadal~1eeMoarr oontabwd ia ~ArtSalo 2943, 

### abme, euperrisore%ppaIntedand e%rv g la gemmel, ep%e %l OS pertr

Rmwer, th%n 18 ant gimses" for. the pylaaat4f prlmag oleotio~. We have 

### no doubt 

### but thatthe two eupervieoreprwlded fm underdrtiolo3.104 la party prlrrery elm

### tlonsam oleotionortio%re,en8 that tha oounty%xeoutlv% oormlttoohe8 the authorlt~ to pay the **ocmpewatfon** of ebo

### tlonoffloors **a8** 

### expense4stheprlmnr~oleotion undersaid Artlalo3108. 

### It I8 tmr apinitmthatthe o~neation of two supertiaor6&aeon by mm4ourtJi of the pnrtyoaadidatee $a 

### a prtiargeleotlanehouldbe **paid** by the emoutiro aomi.tt%% 

### madnot tho p%rty candidates 

### uhoodnffthe two errpervleore. Also, 

### the mooat or oaupens%ticm due mild ~parvloora not b%- Ing govermd by statute 

### 1% dleoretlonery *rith the exooutive oonmItt%%as Is the **mmunt** to **be** 

### paid juag%%end olerks 

### ab
a prlnmry0~eotIon.

Belle*Ing 

### thla to answer 

### yourInquiry;wo ar% Yourswry truly
~~o~~~~*1940 ATTCRtTXY@ENZRALOFTEXAS By /a/ Pat soon Asalertsat A7YYm3ErOkAL PCAStjrb APPROmD OPmxOIocmmmTRE J3Y BVB,Chelraran

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