Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICEOFTHEAITORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAs AUSTIN Ronorabla Wll~i8c J. Lnwson reeretsry or "Late Austin, Toxss Opialoa Eo. o-4874 lasr "ire Eorrorabls ~Illlrm J. Lemoa, Few 2 this Rot, to vote fo r llootors or ?‘raausnt as& Vloe meslawt ot the unltod %,ssw, unltia $tt,stem ~@J38tOFS, Snd b9ranntatlr*r la Oongms~. *L4ootion 2. MO Rtlson in mI11tary sonIo* In tllR Of USr Oh811 bs rsqulrrd, 88 a acadltica Of VOtIng la any elaotloa for PnaI4eat, Vlos Prasidaat, llaotors for Prmri&*nt or Vloe Pro~ld*nt,or f w Nnator or tM4bsr of thr Rouae of Rop~santrtlv~a, to PSI 8Qt 9011 t8X OT Oth4br tOX Or a&* say other 9aymnt fo say Etsta ox P0~ltloslsuWlrislon thoreoi.. r*otion1 nquIlw t-haL?oontsr~ or ?rsr end th, “.a- tory of the Ualtrd Sat08 to poOpan and fursld to Navy of t& mhsn of the lad snd rural forras pod asxds, 8lm form o? whlob th elaotim provldaa,for their US. ia xequtsUn ballot8 fxom the ~eorrtw~ of %sts of thr stata of tholr nrl %ewe. Z!*etb3n 4 dinots the Saant8rp 0r Nate ai eaoh ltato :'$6 9ra9an lpd-trulMllbt~owh loaal a8naaala(lbtmr4a #tat.- ,-at untrlning asnw end addnew of, slrdathor Intox``tIorr : from port uard nqwsto for ballot8 zweitd by him with A@- #a10 nquasha kllots, asabarn b the ltstouat m)om4 by the Taonbrry A 4~91 i08%. of 8uoh statoamntbt 0T~BMSo. ,$hs20asl oanvwrIn( b0srd Is to bs a*1206 to the soontut :*r88898 to bb kept at hi8 ottlam @pan at all tim8 ta puN2s ~ihrpa8tIon. Caotloa 5 nquiroa tha Ekontary of W ham hsto rint04 a suttioisnt ntmbar or um ballots to Es wnt to .tboss 181the rxwd senlrba. The ballols ah812 prari$s for vetlng fo rl2*obors for Pmsidoat and VI00 ?xoaldont, asa for anit f?tstas saaatsrs an4 Raprr8sntotlres. xi 6hs La tha 3,rte autharisra ft, they My aho pW3Vid* 88did8k8 t0r 8te8 ln6 bi38i otfims, *ad UPON other Pt8to utt6rs. The s~otlcm rwthtx presoribas the tom Of ths ballot 8~ b0 pmpama by tb8 f?ror4tary ot mato. Sootion 6 requlxes Ohs %s%Msrp Of .%&I tW rCrpsr0 on& print s sutf2eIantmnnbs* of OffI0is2 sWslOWa* a04;ss- v810pts for ths use by (Ibeabsentee voter in *oWW*iW ula gud oyf;0isl war halet far the return of such 882 brl2oh pmseribI= th6 ?QMI Of th0 4OVdOp6 iii both ~DEtaQCW~. gmmablo Nllloa f. Lawsoa, Fee ) ,,.,3 i m ao0tIoa 8180 rsquirea the printIn of isstrustiarg for me voaan. %otiou 7 requires the S?eoretsryof state to tranmIt to every wder of tha lent? and nsv81 foroes of the United Ststea who nk48 8pplIosticmIn sooor4oaoewith Swtlon 3 of ?Jm A.t, ss offIelal mr bsllot,sn*4lops,voting lnstruatlons,bboklot " ssntslnlnginstruotions and explanations (IIto oastin(t 0 r&s lf on0 has lmn pro and, sn6 80 onvelopa to be url In roturnin~ * offloIr2nr baELot a nd lwe2ojw. Section 8 oostaInsairwims 88 to the manner in rhisbthe voter shsll Pnp8n Ii28ballotfor nmlllal;to Oho SearWary of Stat*8It also Ulreotsthe Sooretar~of Ptete, upon reoelpta? the mr bs22ot, to prvptl send It to the lp p x a p r la ll*etIan te offleldzof ths dlstriot, prooIaOtlor oeontfor the rehr*s rosldonoo. Nstlon 9 pralde8 for the lmwerolng o? thr wr h226?tsby the propor oo``ooolrybser4 2n the ssm aanasr, .'as near 80 mat ho, as re&u ballot8 esst a ttb olloetim; .Qboets that no war kllot aha be +rlUl If xaaelw4 br t&o J;:' 2sesl sleoblon offloIrlo after the alosing of the e210, er ,:. It the ratsr hss voted In psrwra sr by rbnntee b8Plot by tha prooedura prssrrib+d br the &tit*. 9ootIan20 sutherluo on a prop~ia8Ionby tbo Corqrso to defray lrpmses Inoarred la oony E out tha prodsionm of w&a AeB, and It 4Inoto tha manner br uJ&ah auah lpproprlatlon ohs21 ba ll2ooatsd to tho otsWs by the Bsoretsryof the Trsss@~ at the cfnltodState8. Ssotlon 12 luthorlzos the Boontory of State of looh stat$ ts utI2Irothe remtees or ststo sn4 loos1 offlalels~rrt4 8``1~8 la Qiaeherglnghis dotlsaun4br the Aot. Sestlon12 sllsuo t&e ~rabsr of t&a lam? or nwa2 iwooa o fthe Unit& Sta tes to llaal uhethrrhe Ml.1 vote uadar Pubflo 712 or in sooordrnoowith atste 1sws. Sootion1) applies to thr pxOtlslons of ths Aat to prfrrrr l2sotIanafor eanblQstbsfor *leotors for Tm*iduit and Vies Preslbentot the United Rtetes,and fo, Q&ted +%&es Smstoro lnU RepreoontatIns~ itOBOTabl0 w%llhIb $. ~.OUSW, ibbm 4 ``otlou 14 applier the prorirlom crimei. wd ~&&~$~ iam robibitiB# OftOMbS 4 Sin86 $8144laatlr4 iraaoQia4tfj 414atfon8 lad TO6iB4$uada? %abllo 73.2. hotiota 15 ~rorid48 that UIa ,406is co be U&all 8OMbwd to 8000+~pllahlto Turpaam: mad tbst aem 1~0``1 i01 out th4 PrO~i4104aOf the Aot rhall not lnv&&idat4 4ld und4r it. Uonetitut:w &ti010 6, .%ation 1, .OS tb4 I’stram lWVid48 that th4 tOllOUiB@ 0148848 Of p4rOonu aball not In allcmd to rot4 in fhia stats, toult: Vli6h 1 All l0161419, EUhbS ODd 4OO&l3D,O&- ploWI In ttw renlc4 ot tb4 &my or R4r OS ?,hr ,;,..~, ( Vnltrd mat44. f??ovi4*4 that this r4ota iotioa shall aot SQply to arfi4bm or tti4Y4tloMl Guurb of T4x48, th4 Ikt$ti81 oU*rd N***Tt*, t&a Otfleerr* t?esrr~a uoFp* of tb* uJht,a 8tateI DOT to callste4mon of 6h* Natlon41fAar4,6hb E~hobal Ewr4 4e44r~O, 0~4 i the otlpaized ?aaar?a8 oi the UnitsA Qtatea, nor to i ratlnd orrioam or triocDit4a ?tot48 Amy, Fny anA ubtlw corps1 SBa retiredParmnt OfrioOca and rrtlrra anA i ‘: .,, lnlla 6.A WB Of the wDit4a’ %at.@ .lizoy, Hrvy, I. RariB4 CQrpI." _~ dEtlol8 6, f?wMoD 2, ot tB4 ?tat4 thnatltati~ provide8 that SDy psrarpa rabiblrrt to tk4 pay'nant of 8 pal& tax awt hm ``14 that 0l1 t4x lwth4 mann4r ~mrorikd by awb saatiart ia ardor to L l q a a lWi4 U lZrator. W@hr lrrtlols6, 5bOtiO~ 1 t+f,tht%a8 aW6itUtiW, g4n4nrr lipsakin& 4oUftra, aariwo, on4 mawa 4aployaA la th b la m I0b OT th4 w 0t tzb tg0f tb mft4a ~68688 0m a t8- / poalifi46fro42voting in 011 4144tiwa -La thia h-were who fall within ona Of tbb 0188848 BSWA tc p6b l814 Ob0tibll 0t sOOtion L or krbialo 6 of t ;f````~wlas qur1m4a tlA&r rwtion 2 of Artlola %A. 'p6a$ CODlztt~tUtiODalid14WS 4Bti$h& tQ T4t4 u tbt$ 3tUt4 i&or.%& iD th4 44t,lVb rilit8ry Or Si8+81 44rd.48 of th4 unita ctbt.06, wbr th0 4801aloo or car Pta64 8 mts Cow* 18 t$r 04O4 or Warpor*erT'.~bw?Fm.a, 13: Tm*n 41 , 9.T. (aa) PM* xt ~111 be obwrcod that .SMtioaL of TublfO 712 4444 Do t F I y p @ #$ fathorb.lss 84lcti4*4, +o lJ -d-* *=a *a- la t& 44ni44 of C&4 hay or Nary or th@ WBitbd !+%bt** $0 r o k in ll08ti0m r0r elbotorrfor waiaont au Vlcu wmm4* Of t&8 g&t*A f?t8t4a, UBftid Ft4toa F4Batwa, 4& B4pnaaatgtiv4g In Congr488, if 4UOh •``~i4rs wrinea aad aeown 0m di*qu*llflad ti tot4 in 8wh 4140tfm8 by tb4 prorialoaa or our ,-tat0 tkl%LOB This 18 m.4b401~8T by obaaivlw t&t l -4tim 1 d 'ubl.le712 a&Wbs WRY to 4t4ry lnditldu41. abaant fiol the $1444 Of hi8 r44id4a44 4nd SorVin& In tha 18~4 or agtol a-8 of the CDhsd %4ta4 "*be ib or was rllglbl4 to raglskr for lnd is qu8iiti4a to rots at any rlrotioo under the 14~ ef t&g vt4ta ot his toalaawa. . .* fi@tiW 2 of i%blia 712, Aow~v``, pl818ly attira]ptg 80 eultirr tb4t prorloion or aur "tat4 con8tit:attw r4qulrinu lib8patHat Of 8 poll tax Oi ~&IWO aub)4ob thrrstu iD 4rd.r "tO qaallry ooah persons 48 alaot*ra fs thl* S?tdite, insofar as 4u4b oonatitutlosrlprovlalot~ 0r t&6 "tat4 oc 'i%ua lp p lb a Da 94raoua la th4 all.ltery 84s*lob ot tb tbltea 8t(rtea lo tiw 0s ~4; rotlog in any 4la~atioa for fnabint, woo Pmaa9a, alaotom Vloa Pmatient, or ?or F4n8tar for :'rualawt, or ',4mbW or thQ HOW. Of ~4jn%44nt8biQ48~ Ia uiu b4 ob8eenea that the duties inpocloa upon ~yw, aa Qaaketary at Ffate by Publie 712 ml&o uolualtaly I"to the iurnlahl. at brllots to paraona in tha Ia& SD4 naval fomoa or tha Un"4tea Stat88 awe7 irorptk4 p1848 at tbolr nalAmia* la time of uw, *Ihodesire to vok in 414rtkma iar 4hrtom for I'r4ala4at ana Tfoe ProalA~ot of th shit~a 11U&ea and for 3nlt4d ?&ate8 Slnatora rml Reppn4~tativaa, sad to tha rorolpt or aaeb brllots Sraa rrnoh araono and t& tmac riaaion or tk4 Wllota to the proper loael 414otien ofrl4lala. 84 &uty mats upaa ~oti, either ond4r ?ubIle 712 6s antler an7 ~rovlaionso? tk4 “tati law, to 4atamilnawAbtb4r Oh4 amnkr 02 the la& or 1~4~41rmtsb 18 a quall?loA vOQef 88 SW& 4laOtbB~ m.tbrr the -4r&on Ilr l gualifledVOt4r 88 Sfd 4184tiW 24 8 qwgt(a aa & drt4mdmQ uabar tbo rorlai4nm O? the Stat8 law -4 wder tba pr6VbiQnS Ot PUbliO 71: 2, in tha Zlrat 5wtanoa, bp tb4 ,7rop6rlooni rlootlon c2tialala. xt t,hapdore appostn that yvou are aoD oSfboirt1 o4amrn4& rl$r.$A4 oonatitutloaelltyor ,940tion2 of Fob1Ia na. 'i4w r4qu4st mn44Bt4 lo* our ooaaiUer8tlc8n 4alP tA4 wratl4n or th4 vgli6;ty of nook provlr%ona ot tE0 hot 88 k 0*4 Aud** pp*n ~fau,ana bbe err*06 of au,ob grovialonr Of Pub].E0 7U apw Ctaa law in wnf~i~t tb4rhth. m4r4 26 not bfor4 ao for de4~ai``, ati w a0 aoa et tkttrtfw Aeold*, alar / mronor.blo *Illir f. L.u.o., Pam 6 slo*o tha a.tter 18 pnrrla6, in order that wa larr mnmn8r QU a. qutokll8. .8ibl.m ruxthorx0.tri.t Ib. .oo$. 0I t-hi. opbaia to G r*lldity oi thl. law l@ m UT be nqu1r.d to lpPlY It to t?i.g.n.r.1 .l.oti.a. of thi. Th8 ohol08 ar ebotor8 for Pn.ia.at ..a 'irio. m8ib.t 2'2. Cn1t.d %.to. will not b. m.d. lt 8U.b .lr.tl.. b.t lt llsotlo8r h0l.Qtwo 8r8 bm8g th.rdoro wo will dbo. rt ttli.t1m8 th. r.114rty OS the Aot OBll .8 1t .oouaa. y.u to sot 1 nr n8 a tto th eo a dng l1.6tio.sfor traitedstmt.. sena to r8nd 8 Flproemratetlvoa. Attlrl.a ~otlba 2, of-the Constltut1aQ of tbL unlt.~ fwate. prim&r ls.rtioa 2. Th8 Eowr of R*pm88nt*t:r8~ 8hl.l b 0o a p 0.06 o fuo mb o reb a o 8.n lver T 8o eo ml Tea br r thr POOpl. of Oh0 wvere1 8t.t.., an6 the *loate. 1. l8.b i6t.t. 8h.11 h.v. tho QualLliortlm. nquimit. ro~sl.ot~r. ol tho most n.lEoxeia. Rr.nahof th. atut. Z.&l.tkw.. d+fio1r17 oi the Amnaa@nt. to the Cormtitatlca ai the un1t.a c3tet.r pTeln4a.r m* cwl.to ai tko Unltod Pt.t.8 .h.ll bo mom- poud oi tw afirt0rr rm 08ah st8k 8iaotod br th8 pOplO t&W.f, iOr 81X fs.?.~ 8ai *rob son.tor .b.ll bav. .a. rot.. Th. .l.otor. in ..Ob lt.to stmll h&t* th. qu.lftiO.tb.8 TO@.lt. fOr .hOtOr. Of tb. m.t nOIMx0~. br.a.klst al. .tot* h&l.l.tw... &.ti@l* 1, s!*.$i~ 4 Of the Con.tttutlea or the Walt04 3t.t.r provl4..t ~oa.r.bl. ri111.m I. L.w.on, a#. 8 mat ba defrayedfrom th* Fmdmnl 8pDropri8tlon uhlah It 1. .o.t.ropl.todwill be mate .v.fl.bl. to you by the prorimf.0. of !?..t1on10 of r-'ublio712. Your. very truly GI'.?ERAI. GP l%AS I,TTcI!3XY _( FIRST ASSISTAUT A-G-