Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10
ELECTIONS MAY
|. Be COMBINED
STATES OLCOTT
Opinion Of Attorney General
On LEGALITY Of Holding
Special Ard P''marv ~
gether Is sourht.

II In the opinion OF Attorney Geh- |
eral Brown, a special election can
legally be held on the same day as
primary election making use OF the
one set Of election officials for both
elections, Governor Olcott will recon-
mend to the state Legislature when 1t
conyenes in special session In Januar,
a special election be called for May
2ist next for the consideration OF the
restoration Of capital punishment IN
!, Oregon. Governor Olcott stated today
, that he had asked the attorney gen.
eral for an opinion on. this question.
= In the primary election, 1t is point
q ed out, provision is made only Tor the
exercise Of the voting privilege p}
members of the two dominant political
!. narties. In order that all voters re-
gardless of party affiliations may ex
n erclse the right of franchise 1t woui'
y be necessary to call special eiectiu'
M and provide separate pfliot asio
,f from the primary nomlnatlhg paiio
Capital Punishment.
while the governor Is opposed
,t any plan involving any material aau
,s tional, expense he believes that 'he'
I, 10 sufficient demand for restoratic
,,i OF capital punishment at TINS 'lme
~ mt the issue up to the people II u
~ ,,ronosea arrangement can be MADE
=, e 81 would be strictly opposed TO ca'
W. ;nr n speciai election for this purpo
~ ~ 40 !, we're necessary to have the eie
~ ,ior on any other day than the III
,'n o. ~ the primary election said the ~
" ernor. "a special election he,o
,,or some day other tina primary ehiee.. ,,.'
w, dav would necessltate an ekpenal'u ~
W." ', 30 onnroximately 100000. II wv
l,is ne na,d on primary election day, no
= s ever, the same judges ana cleiSs an,n' :
o. tho same general election maei,i, i,s
=, naes for the primary election csu'r :
''vu , a,so used for the special eiection,
'i''' ,o,,v added expense would DC pins
,ha balIots and incidental eApe
nc nc which, all told, would amoGst " ~
'r1s,s : saw thousands of dollars II !, 20. =.
anus dono In that way would De IN -
'dus, - ,ha neople being allowed 10
'rced ol 'ne .,o question at that time
em- uP0" Held On Primary Day. :,
Governor olcott has been aua .so
- 'ys an. by Attorney General Drow po,,,d he
u ue- o,,ent W a special election eoula 0s :,
ission even. .,,r,orv day the mere fqct u
lpw,nh constitutional amehuil.on amehno.ion of
n'o, @ nroyiding for the res.ol".'I IN ,tso
anu hal punishment wouid no. ,a ~ wat
..a, ss,o,ont to actually restore tnaa .,
SUI = .',,,anment. 1t will be hece' y
OF pu .tnrnev general has stated !,
Legislature either 10 ree e. ,,rovidir
,tes or enact new ones p'ol ,,onol
the the operation of tn eaea.n s ~ IN MS 10
sW Foi'o", Fo.,,,,,onal amendment II
-H Ing the exercise Oh 'l.o ,seislatu
.-,n me ~, the state the state les,s ,,aa 90
kN ~ ns0led some of the sta'utsn ,,shme,
| VI pe"'eub pei, subiect of capital punlsl,ais aris
L'sD the suo'e '.ent,v no such laws eSis
conseqaeab c,'.4a hooks today. The az
tm9 neneral has informed ooia, ,te ses Sa
today ..n,or seno, that at the specia' la ID
lursday January those OLD ia"s az snbstitu
lcement enacted or new n,a would not
Friday them put 81 s me people had az az
superin- fec..ss ros capital punishment, -, .,
id, said res.oieS ~ constitutions ali'V na +
meh' ., at could be effecteo,
b of the wne" ased by the speolal Iaa
schools laws pant automatically pecon''
lifted to wou,u ond> effect,