Arizona republican., 1918-06-27
ASP|RANTSMUST HURRY T0CATCH
 S0LD|ER'S VOTE
A Attention Is Called to
 Limitations of New Law
 Regulating Voting of Men in National Service

Advising all candidates who desire their names on the official ballot to be voted for under the new soldiers vot- ing bill passed by the legislature, Clar- ence Standage, clerk of the board of supervisors, is urging aspirants for of flee to file their nomination papers and
 petitions with the board of supervisors
 at an early date.
 Clerk Standage urges this and points out the necessity of quick action on the part of candidates in view of the fact
 that the ballots must be printed and
 sent out 40 days previous to the prim-
 ary election.
 This is set forth in written opinion of Attorney General Wiley E. Jones
 who has made clear some points of
 the new law which have been ques-
 tioned by Loren Vaughn.
 MT. Vaughn's letter and the attorney
 generals reply follow
 MT. Vaughn's Letter
 Hon. Wiley E. Jones' Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona.
 ! Dear Sir:
 l am in recept of a telegram from Hon. Harry c. Houser of Globe asking for the attorney generals opinion con-
 struing the law relative to the filing of } nomination petitions under the law as 3 amended by House No. ,, known as the
 Soldiers Voting Bill.
 Will your office be so kind as to give me your opinion on the following: ' House Bill No. 3, as it became law, requires the clerks of boards of super visors to mail each absent voter in the : military service an official ballot at
 least forty (4O) days prior to the pri- q mary election; while Par 3012 of the
 Civil Code says that candidates desir- p ing their names to be printed on the official ballot shall file their petitions not less than twenty (20) nor more
 than sixty (60) days before a primary . election.
 I Now then, the question arises, which :. law is to govern -~d how?
 :. You are no doubt aware that the 9 companion- bill, House Bill No. IL
 (which sought to change the dates for
 filing nomination papers from not less |, than forty five (45) to not more than ! II ninety (90) days before a primary was :, unceremoniously buried in the senate u after having passed the house without e a dissenting vote.
 II Have also received a communication e from Tom l.. Rees, clerk of the board
 of Coconino county relative to the law 't and your opinion and construction will s be very vital as between candidates e and the soldier vote during the ap-
 preaching primary.
 Thanking you for a prompt reply. 1 have the pleasure to be,
 ,f Very gratefully yours.
 LOREN VAUGHN Attorney Generals Reply
 Loren F. Vaughn,
 . Phoenix, Arizona.
 '' Dear Sir
 I am just in receipt of your letter oi = this date asking my construction ot v Substitute House Bill No. 3, known as B. the Soldiers Voting Bill" passed al H. the recent session of the state legis-
 lature, so far as regards the filing O 70 nomination petitions by candidates de .s sirous of receiving the soldiers vote. le at the primary.
 Ls House Bill No. 3 is really a supple. S. mental bill complete in itself. for tn, j. purposes of enabling the soldiers tC rs vote. taking knowledge of the fact tha ct it adopts certain provisions of the gen L. eral and primary election law to carr!
 out its purposes.
 l. Section of said Act (Substitut, d House Bill No. 8 contains the impor al tant matter to which your inquiry di
 rects me. and reads in part as follows
 The clerk of the board If super le visors shall mail, by registered mail ne taking receipt therefor, to every qual l. flied voter whose name appears on tn D; military register in the clerks office a k, least forty (40) days prior to an.
 state wide primary or general election IS one official ballot for each of the var of ious political parties at any primar
 that boiled 10 per cent or more. of tn st total vote cast at tho previous genera es election and two official ballots for an
 general election. If the army or nav, nt department make any rules or regula re tons relating to the right of franchis es and to the delivery of mail to person T. in the military or naval service of tn n United States, the said clerk shal 1- comply with the regulations and be di 1T. rected by the rulings of said army o
 navy department The clerk shall als 6. enclose with said ballots the blue en re velope heretofore referred to, and TO second envelope. addressed to ''th r. Clerk, Board of Supervisors et ........... Arizona" also a letter C n instructions in substantially the fol r- lowing form: etc"
 . In order to comply with the require n ments of Section }, the clerk of tn l,e board of supervisors of Maricop ,t County, informs me that nominatio i petitions should be on file in his offiC x, at least ten days before the forty day nn specified in the said section begin w run, as it would require ten days tin d to have the necessary printing of ba V lots, envelopes and instructions dor p- that must go forth forty days befol
 the primary in obedience to said law. ?, Therefore, I can only suggest ar nu advise that all candidates who desil Ire their names to go upon the official ba D. lot to be voted for under said law I B. tho so1dierc at the annroa ching nrin b- ary election. begin an early circulatiC pal of their nomination petitions and pla' d. the same on file as soon as possible a
 ter the sixty days before the primal
 election of September 10th begin e. run, and at least not later than fiji for days before the date of said primal ed. election.
 ue As said House Bill No. 3 fixes nd time whatever within which nomin; mt tion petitions must be on file. there
 no course for me to pursue after n nd examination of said law than to su; Jed gest and advise as above set forth, t to wit: The filing of said nomination D Ire titions by candidates at as early da
 as possible after the period of six he days before the rrimary election begil as to run. The primary election beiI
 fixed by law for September 10th. six
 days prior thereto would be July lit to and petitions should be filed as sot to as possible after said last named dat he The ballots. instructions and enve
 opes above specified, must go forwa ha within the time directed bv law. nj Very respectfully, ,e,, WILEY E. JONES, Attorney Gener ics of withdrawals from the prote | @1 hA oil