The Ordway new era., 1912-08-30
Who Is a Voter?'
The Qualifications
Attorney General Hands Down
Decision Squelching Some
Small Fry Politicians

Ever since the formation OF Crowley
county and the ensuing agitation over
the permanent location of the county
seat, there has been more or less mis-
understanding over the qualifications
necessary for voters upon this question.
Certain Interested parties in Sugar
City. particularly, have been seeking to
create the impression that the same
qualifications that made an elector elig-
iblc at the general election We're all that
was needed to enable that clector to
vote on the permanent location of the
county seat. although the laws of Colo
RADIO are clearly to the contrary. Act
ing upon this assertion. vast numbers
of Mexicans and others were imported
into our neighborinE town just suffi
ciently far in advance of the election to
have enabled them to vote upon the
county seat proposition. had the pro-
moters of this scheme been able to have
made their bluff stick. Fortunately.
some of our citizens saw through the
scheme at once and appealed to the at
torney general of the state for an opin-
this week and which we print below in
its essential points. This opinion COM
pletely overthrows the baseless assump-
tions of the conspirators who sought to
fraudulcntly control the coming cleo
tion upon the vital matter of the per-
manent location of the seat of county
government for the future. and left
them high and dry in the air. 1t Is
stated upon good authority that 1t was
"A well understood matter among the
"noaters'' In Sugar City that they We're
taken there simply for the purpose of
voting next November. and that little
In the way of work was expected Of
them. 1t IL also stated that since the
attorney generals opinion was an
ncunccd and its import has filtered into
the 'dotc shacks over in Sugartown.
there has been CONSERVATION among
the Latin Americans and that the Mex
leans have been leaving the burg in
large numbers. 1t being said THAT some-
thing like a hundred have left already.
The attorney generals opinion fol-
lows:
In our opinion. therefore. the elec-
ton for tn. LOCATION Of the county
seat In Crowley county must he held
under and II. corling to the provisions
of rhe act Jf 1881. that is to say. sec
tions HI. l172. ll73 ana ll7i OF the re-
vised statutes OF 1908, and that to re
qualified to vote on the proposition Of
locating the county seat. the electors
must have resided In the STATE 12
MONTHS, and IN THE COUNTY AT
LEAST SIX MONTHS. and in the
PRECINCT At LEAST 30 DAYS prior
to the uuy designated for holding such
election.
And I Is the duty Of the county clerk
to prepare and ( rnish for said election
the necessary forms of nnidavits of
qualifications. affidavits of challenged
voters. etc. and that all such forms
should he pre-, AIRED to conform to an
election held as required in sections
HI to liTi. revised statutes. 1908. in
elusive.
This represents our final conclusion
and snpersedcs any and all letters here
tofore written bv'us regarding the mat
ter.
..Trusting that the effort we have
made in this behalf may be of assist
an e to yourself IS well IS to the count
officials in arriving at n correct con-
81 sion to the law governing the
premises. and this being our only de-
sire or interest in the matter. l am.
very truly yours.
"BENJAMIN GRIFFITH.
attorney General.
by CHAS. O'CONNOR,
First Asst. Atty. General"