appellateoourta would holdthatiif thr petitioni8nrodbythe Couaty Clerk ma drfeotiveaa to form aad -.I not atriotlyin oompli~os with the statute,but utatedtiheissue or imnwr %o be voted on, givingthe oourt full knowledgeof the desiresof the rlgaerrof the ped;ifion, and -6 signed'by the requirednumber of qualifiedvotera,the Comrmierioaers' Courtmay treat tha petitiona8 being sufficientand its order for an eleotionnouldoonstitutea waiver of trivialdefects in the pe%ihion.
In view of the oa8eB oited &bore, in anuwering your queafions,we are of the opinionthak it is not mandatorythat the oourt order an eleotlonbafed on the petitioaset out in your l&tare Howver, if hhe oourt orderedan eleo- tion based OQ the petition,the eleotionwouldbe valid. Weare also of the opinionthat the clerk ir requiredto oheokthe names of the signersof the petitionto determinewither or not they are qualifiedvoters, eventhough their addressesx-arenot shown on the petition.
answeredyour questions,?a are Trustingthat weehave satisfaotorily
Yoursveryhruly LllAtzdtegu APPROVED: ATTORNEYGENERIL OF TEXAS OpinionCommittee ByGWB-ChairmPn By /a/ Louis n..woosley
Louis w9 lrooslay Assistant APPROVEDMAY 22, 1946 /s/ carlosAshley FIRST ASSISTARI ATTORNEYGENWIL