City of Slaton is the smallergovernmental unit of the two, smallerin.size and population,and completelywithin the boundaries of Precinct2. So, carryingthe doctrineof local self-government to the smallest unit, the declaredresult is apparent. Mr. Alton R. Griffin,Page 3 (w-976)
Second,the people within the city limits of Slaton~areentitledto vote in this Precinct2 electioneven thoughthey voted on the same issue in the city electiononly s month prior to the precinctelection. In a precinct-wideelection, every eligiblevoter in the precinctis entitledto vote. The eligiblevoters of the city of Slatonwould not be prohibitedfrom participating becauseof their recent electionfor the reasonthat the areas coveredby the electionsare not the same.
Third, if the majorityof the voters in the box locatedwithin the city limits of Slatonvote wet, that would not result in the city becomingwet. The precinctelectionis not a city electionand would have no effecton the previous electionheld by the smallergovernmentalunit, the City of Slaton.
As AttorneyGeneral'sOpinionNo. WW-945 stated,to reach a different result in such situationswould be contraryto the will of the voters in the cities,towns and justice'sprecincts,contraryto the holdingin Myers v. Martinez,supra,>$ndcontraryto the wording of the 1935 Constitutional Amendment.
SUMMARY
1. The city of Slatonwould remain dry regardlessof whetherJustice Precinctplegalizes the sale of alcoholicbeveragesor not.
2. The peopie within the city limits of glatonare entitledto vote in this Precinct2 electioneven though they voted on the same issue in the city option electiona month earlier,
30 If the majorityof the voteas in the box locatedwithin the city limits of Slatonvote wet, that would not - result in the city becomingwet.
Very truly yours,
WILL WILSON AttorneyGsneralof Texas
iy GLEZNR. BROWN Assistant APPROVFD:
OPINIONCOMMI!lYEE W. V. Gepport,Chairman
Leon Pesek Bill Allen W. Ray Scru&y Ben Harrl&n
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