Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-03
HAD BETTER GET A
 W|GG[E ON
ATTORNEY GENERAL IN TERPRETS PRO VISIONS OF NEW ABSENT VOT- FRS BILL; MUST FILE EARLY IN JULY.
(From Fridays Dailvl

sor of the recently-enacted absent voters" bill, noting that there was ap- parently some conflict between the provisions of the old and new laws as to the time necessary for the filing of nominating petitions, put the matter up to Attorney General Wiley Jones for an opinion, and the following i> Mir. Jones reply in full:
 Loren F Vaughn,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:
 I am just in receipt of your letter of this date asking my construction of Substitute House Bill No }, known as the Soldiers Voting Bill" passed at the recent session of the State leg islature, so far as regards the filing of nomination petitions by candidates desirous of receiving the soldiers votes at the primary.
 House Bill No. 3 is really a supple mental bill complete in itself. for the purposes of enabling the soldiers to vote, taking knowledge of the fact that it adopts certain provisions of the general and primary election law to carry out its purposes
 Section of said Act Substitute House Bill No. 3 contains the inn portant matter to which your inquiry directs me, and reads in part as follows:
 'The clerk of the board of super visors shall mail, by registered mail taking receipt therefor, to every quail fled voter whose name appears on the military register in the clerks office at least forty (40) days prior to any Statewide primary or general cleo ton, one official ballot for each of the various political parties at any pri- mary that boiled 10 per cent or more, ot the total vote cast at the previous general election and two official bal lots for any general election If the army or navy department make any rules or regulations relating to the right of franchise and to the delivery of mail to persons in the military orI naval service of the United States, the said clerk shall comply with the regulations and be directed by the rulings of said army or navy depart ment. The clerk shall also enclose with said ballots the blue envelope heretofore referred to, and d second envelope, addressed to the Clerk. Board of Supervisors, ors,............., Arizona:' also letter of instructions in substantially the following form, etc"
 In order to comply with the re quirements of Section ;, the clerk oil the board of supervisors of Maricopa county, informs me that nomination petitions should be on file in his oi, flee at least ten days before the 40I days specified in the said section be gin to run as it would require ten days time 10 have the necessary print ing of ballots, envelopes and instruc, lions done that must go forth 40 days before the primary in obedience to said law.
 Therefore, l can only suggest and advise that all candidates who desire i their names to go upon the official ballot 10 be voted for under said law by the soldiers at the approaching primary election, begin an early cir culation of their nomination petitions and place the same on file as soon as possible after the GO days before the primary election of September 10th begin 10 run, and at least not later than 90 days before the date of said primary election.
 As said House Bill No. 5 fixes no time, whatever within which nomina- ton petitions must be on file. there is no course for me to pursue after my examination of said law. than to sug- gcst and advise as above set forth. to- wit: The filing of said nomination petitions by candidates at as carly late as possible after the period of 60 lays before the primary election be gins to run. The primary election being fixed by law for September 10th, 60 days prior thereto would be Tuly lltf, and petitions should be filed IS soon as possible after said last ( ,amed date. ! The ballots, instructions and enveI- :, 'pcs above specified. must go forward . within the time directed by law. z
 Very respectfully. C
 WILEY F. JONES. T