3006 V C 3 These 'tiicles provideh;w theieelection judge: &y:a&ortain who is a qualifiedvoter,what the voter must .doin 'orderto ba eligibleto vote, and the remedy of the voter If challengedas such. Article3007, V.C.S.,is the pprticulsrstatutewhich.governsif the election ls bolng held ia a town of 10,000or more inhabitants where the voter'sright to vote is challenged.' It is apparentfrom &at has alreadybeqn said and in-view of the aforementioned statutes.that .if the person is OtherwiSequalifiedto vote it is theirthe duty of the election udges to rot&e such fact8 Srom the voter under oati!which hs (soemstiooes- . sary to a&surethe judgesthat the person has aatually becomea :bona fide residentof safd preoinqet; ofmoh *han.lO.'OOO in- ascertaining.ths'fa&sas person's'natmemust appear'inthe persdn Se .required. to have .a of.exemption;othsrrrfse. the olectioa udge,shouldrefuse.toissue srich,person-a bpllot..L additionto this, Article 3007, supratis also applicab1.e a It "goeswithout saying. that the 'law imposing.allthe other duties upon the affiaialshold- ipg ale&ions .. must aSso be abserved. . .:. 'SUMKARY.. ..' Is. An otherwIsequalifiedv0te.r ,iho.". ',hasmoved into a precinctbeforean olec- tion may vote in a local'option election on .hisown statementas to precinctred- .dence.ffhe has been a residentof suoh oounty for 6'monthaimmediatelyprocoding 'sucholeationupon presentationof.hie poll : tax receipt.or certifloateof exemption,.lf. requlrod;htioversif voting lm a .cityof 10,900.inhabitsntsor more a votw musts In . . ;..
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additionto the fore'oing,complywith " Articles2966'aud29%7; V.C.S. .:~~ 2. As .towhethera voter is subject to prosecutionwho residesin a preainct one night and does not move his household goods,etc0) presentsa fact question, A declarationof a voter is not controlling as to intentionalthoughit is an element which may be considered. (90 S.W. 2d 865; ll+3S.W. 2d 126) 3. There is not a differentregula- 'tionfor voters of rural and city precincts, as to their qualifying.to vote in a pre- oinct into which,theyhave moved unless the city in .tiichthey are voting is, has a populationof more than 10,000in-, habitants* In either,instance the voter must make an affidavitthat he has removed to the precinctwhere he offers to vote, if requiredto do so by the electionjudges, There is.no time*limitfor either~, preced- ing the;election.,butif in a town of more. than 10,000inhabitantsthe voter, if rc- questedby the jud e; must aom Xy with. ._ Article3007, V.C.8 *, in additEon to the .1 other requiimwnta set out in the statutes* 'l+.-If a personis otherwisequalified'~ _', " to foto, it is the duty of the electiqn .' jridgeto retire suah facts from the rot&? . Under oath which he deems necessaryto a's- .' 8ure the judge that the person has.actually. beoome'abona fide..Fesidentof said preoinct. :r'
APPROVED.APRIL8, 1947 AFm,GENEXAL OF TEXAS
Bruce Allen Assistant; BAa. Enclosures :. '._.~. I ,. :. : ,::,. ~' .;'9 '~I.~'. ...::. .~_ .. '_ :' '~....',.