Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-23
VOTER MUST KNOW
ABOUT CANDIDATE
EIEt EtIIpN - DGiS WILL Not
n ALLOWED TO ADVISE NS
10 POLITICS

apccial io Tho NcN
AUSTIN. ToN.. July a. Assistant
Attorney General Walter A Keeling
holds that an election officer can not
a, ise voter as 10 how = candidate
stands on the prohibition or any
other political qeustion that the
election officer can simply assist tho
voter IN marking his ticket. and
strictly following the voters instruC-
tions. that 10 q voter does not un-
dorsiaud what the issues are and
what the candidates stand Tor that
ls intellectual defect and not physi-
cal and the election Officers can not
supply H.
Mr. Keeling ruling was made To
y W. letter al Plan .ersville. who
asked the question of W. T.. Lane.
Controller, and q prohibition candi-
date for Congressman at Large. The
letter 90 Mr. letter Is AS follows
Attorney Generals Opinion.
Your communication addressed
20 N. T. Lane has been forWardo
to This department Tor reply YouI
question is fo be advised whether or
nos the election Officers would have
authority when requested so 20 do -
instruct tho voter Hs 20 how the var
i.us candidates on the ticket stand
with reference 20 the prohibition
question
You arc advised that Section 37s
, af the Terrell election Law b. as io,'
| lows
An, Judge OF an election or an
| Interpreter who iu assisting voter
/ tu prepare his ballot shall prepare
/ the same otherwise than the voter
/ himself shall direct shall Doe guilty
of misdcmonnor
Section % i- as follows
Not more than one person al
| the same time shall boz permitted 10
| occupy ans ono compartment voting
booth or place prepared for q voter.
except when voter is unable to pre-
| pare hi. ballot from inability 10
/ read or write or physical disability.
| two Judges or an Interpreter " he
! can not both read and speak the
| English lanrua 90. shall assist him,
! they having been urs sworn that
thoy viii not suggest hy word or
SIGN or gesture how The voter shall
! vote that they Nlll rnuiinc their az
! si.tsnce % answering DIS questions
~ naming candidates and the poll
nraI partic. 20 which ihrN belong
aud that tho. VilI prepare uIs ballot
al. Tho yo .,r hIn .olf shgll direct tn
Judges who assist tho voter in pro
rariur Hi, ballot shall ho OF different
political parties. I' there hc s''h
md4c. present. and au election 'u-
perry. or or rIprrgl ..r- W'y Ho pre-
sent bui must remain silent except
IN case of irrorul1rlty of violation Of
tho law
From those tHo provisions OFF 'ho
election lat ralatin- % 'hi. 1hl"ri
vo arrive 90 tho following 'onclr-
sion
Can NJ, Give Information.
I "Tho person offering to 'n'0 must
have made up Dos mind Boz r.l1rd IN
how he should vote llc w ~ have
informed himself as 20 ali tH0 poliH-
| cal issue. Involved bon lhr HmpaiEn
as ~ the fitness and Qualification
lof an candidate oftcrirE Their
names In the campaign and no in
formation can he furnished 20 tho
voter a. - Who the c8ud dates are.
A. 10 where ihcv i've and a 'o Hhai
, political principles thew stand Tor
nhysicial part All the election Judge
having been performed 7H'n he az
ieis tho voter Pee making Dut hl'
! ballot This assistance rnr'aWplatef
does not 20 90 the Intellectual part
of Tho Transaction - all hH' ro ths
, physical par All the c.gr' 'on iude'
can do is Co mark thp ballot as e.