OFFICE OF THE AriORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

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was held that Artiha ariidatit thsrein r a l l l e o tl o n

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er prevalmt opinion among ofrlaiala that the reoent 08 supreme court in the Lunnlo tend the oonstruatton to be plaoea
refom plsmo advise thin department q0n the r0fi0uf ng tnquiryt 

### w0ola the 

### a.rria.wit to support the constitution and lake 

### 0s the 

### thittea state0 and 

### or ~~38 bs 

### riled by Osndidatea in the prisary olaatlon8aa well aa by oandldates in the general l leotion?"
&id &lole EXi78a, Yernon'r nnnotetedClvll Statutea. Wden, in mubstanao,that no 

### oanaiaate ror any office ahall have za naum appear u&m the offlalal~ballot unless and until he tiles ! Ptfldarlt

with the seoretary

### or State, in form 88 presorlbsd V the attorneyGfmeral, that li eleatea he will i3upport -a asrend

..-norable aidney Latham, page 2 ; 246

the Constitution

and laws oi the United States and of Texas. That hs believes in, approvesof and if eleatedwill support and dsrend our present representative rorm or government,and will realst 

### any 8rr0rt or moveunsnt 

### mm any sour00 whloh seeks to subvert or destroy the same or any part thereor. Ssotion 2 thereof provides that the name 

### or no candidate

### or nominee or any polltloalparty whose prlnolplsslnalude any thoughtor pur

### p080~ or ssttingmat8 reprssentatlve 

### r0ti 0r governmentaa aubatituting thereior any other form of goverumsntshall be permitted 

### on said orilalalballot. Ssatloti 3 of said Article providesthat no 0~aidfm or nomlnse 0r the Conmun~stParty, or the Baolst Party 

### 0r the rSss1

Party, shall ever be 

### tcti0w8aa plaoe on 

### eaia 0rri0ial ballot.
our said OpinionBo. 0+2S holds, In substenos, that Bouss Bill 222 (ArtSole2978a) 10 limitedby its oaptlon to general eleotlons;sald~Artials 2978aj notwithstand~ing its broad langnags inoludlnggeneral and primary elsatlons,should be given effeot only within suoh limits prescribed by its caption, i, e., the oiflalalballot in general eleotlous.

We shall not attempt here to interpretgenerallythe hold- oi the United Statsa Supreme court in the oase of Lonnie E. Smith, Petitioner, v. 5. B. A.llwrlghtj: EleotlonJudge, and James .E.. I&IBM, AseoalatsElsotionfudge, 48th Prealnot of Barr18 County, Texas, rendered on April 3, 1944.

However, ior the purpose or answering your query, m p0lnt out that the orux 0r such holding seem'to be expressed in ths w&de of said Court aa followa:

"We think that this statutory systsmibr the selection

### 0r party nomlneea ror lnoluslonon the general e&eatlon ballot make8 the party which 1s required to follow these legislative direotlonsan agsnoy of the stats in so far as it determines the participantsln a primaryslsctl0n.s * *

"When prlmarieabeoama a part of the maohinery ror ohoosingofiioials-, stats and national,as they havs hers, the same tests to determine the oharacter ot dissr@ination or abridgementshould be applied to the primary as are applied to the general eleation."

### -L

@norable sianeyLatixm, p’s@ 9

A$ 1u, pbO0 in Sda OpiRiOna008 the cOUrt Ownly OOnfuse tb identity or 

### gonotion 

### or a primary*lsetlOn with thatof
a gen~ai 0i00ti0n, 

### thou& it a008 bda, aa shorn In the next aboteqt&ation, 

### that thq are eaoh part8 of tho aame Waohlnory fur oho&n(l orrioiala, stateand national," *hioh la, in 

### ltaslr,

_0 qlstinotion **between the**  

### two.

IO th#i&.ltir 810~ that 

### the Court in rcUerrlngto *the 8s.w **toot8** 

### to dstennino the oharaotor

or 

### dimwimlnation

or l b r idmmwt

,î **areant** those **tmt,s** 

### provIdea **for in**  **the** Fodoral **Con** 

### The qaeetlon.oi

the applioabllltf

and oonstruotlon

or 16 89?8awas not **before** 

### tho Coort,atid amm is not 

### msnl **ithar air0otly**  **or** lndlr0otl~, in 

### 6da opinion.
18 any **baa18 to**  

### r0m that the i&M ot al. oai., **supra, morgue**  tb with **that** 

### 0r a 

### pnordl on0 M, ari 

### sxolu8lvoly

to one, aDply 

### tu
this department

### thatOuzl the hQldin6~

**sxprbsssd** 

### there8 (A*1010 

### 2978a)apply $0 atiollil,

and ln genotial

elections


### Your*very truly ATTORWEY 02IUCRAL OF TEL%9 :

BY l&-&A?. t?zzzzm 99.: 

### RobertL. Lattlmore,Jr.

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