Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

Honorable J. 0. Ward
County Attorney
Hutchinson County
Borger, Texas
Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-7293
Re: May the qualified voters of
a consolidated school district,
such consolidation comprising
an independent school district
and a common school district,
cast their vote for a county
school trustee at large in an
election for County School
Trustees?
We have received your letter of July 12, 1946, reading as follows:
"In requesting an opinion from you on a question of the
school laws of this State, I respectfully submit the Pol-
lowing:
"STATEMENT OF FACTS
"1. The Pantex Common School District and the Borger In-
dependent School District consolidated their school dis-
tricts in May 1945.
"2. A dispute has arisen concerning the right of the vo-
ters of this consolidated school district to cast their
vote for the County School Trustee at Large of Hutchinson
County, Texas.
"3. Article 2676 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,
1925, and of Vernon's Annotated Statutes of Texas, pro-
vides, in regard to the election of such trustee, in part
as folloxs: 'One of whom shall be elected from the county
at large by the qualified voters of the common and consoli-
dated independent school districts of the county, and one
from each Commissioners Precinct by the qualified voters
of each Commissioners~Precinct.'
Honorable J. 0. Ward - Page 2 (O-7293)
"gueation: May the qualified voters of .sconsolidated
echool district, such consolidation comprising an inae-
pendent school dirtrict and a common echool district,
cant their vote for a County School Truntee at Large In
an election for County School Trurteee?”
Asauning proper consolidation of the districts mentioned, it neces-
sarily follow6 that the new district is a "consolidated independent district."
Article 2806, V. A. C. S. The express language of Article 2676, V.A.C.S.,
allows the qualified voters of such .adistrict to cast their ballots for a
County School Trustee at Large.
Therefore, your question ia answered in the affirmative.
Yours very truly
APPROVED JCL 24, 1946 ATTORNEY CIENHlALOFTEXAS
/n/ W. V. Geppert
(Acting) ATTORNEY -L OF TMAS By /a/ w00dr0wizawaras
Woodrow Edwards
Assistant
APPROVED
OPINION
COMMITmE