AGO Opinion Topics: ELECTIONS

Any elector may sign nominating petitions for more than one prospective commissioner of public utility district.

At a regular city election where a proposition to authorize construction of a city fire hall was placed upon the ballot, only those ballots which voted for or against the proposition are to be counted in order to ascertain whether the measure passed by a constitutional majority; ballots which were blank upon the proposition being ignored.

The fact that an area has been annexed to a city or town within thirty days of said city or town election does not affect residential qualifications of electors of annexed area.

An election in a diking district not held on the statutory date is invalid.

When there are no more than two candidates for one judicial office, no primary is held and both names appear on the general election ballot.

1. The auditors should require candidates to pay a filing fee based upon annual salary for the class of county as shown by the unofficial census bulletins. 2. The salaries of county officials elected in 1950 will not be affected by the fact that the filing fee was paid upon a different classification than was finally determined to be the correct classification by the Bureau of Census.

A road and bridge bond proposal may be submitted to the voters at a special election in conjunction with the primary election.

The sponsors' arguments in favor of Initiative No. 194 are not in proper form for publication in the voters' pamphlet until certain statements have been modified or stricken.

The opponents' arguments against Initiative No. 194 should not be accepted for publication in the voters' pamphlet unless and until one specified sentence is stricken.

County Auditor, as County Superintendent of elections is authorized to correct ballots for primary election by causing removal of name of deceased candidate.