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unless he has been given a full pardon restoring him to citizenship. - At
the same time, if he has been found guilty and sentenced for murder
but this sentence has been superseded by order of the court pending a •
decision by the Supreme Court, there is nothing to keep the convicted
person from voting, until after the Supreme Court rules on the matter.
The effect of a supersedeas pending appeal to the Supreme Court is to
set aside the conviction for the time being.
Trusting this answers your letter, I am
Yours very truly.
FRED H. DAVIS, Attorney General.
PRIMARY BOOKS-CHANGING OF BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
PRIMARY.
June 2, 1930.
Dear Sir:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of May 30th on the
above subject.
There is no authority. for making any changes in the primary books
between the two primaries, that is, between the first primary and the
second primary. The books close for all purposes on May 1st preceding
the first primary and· cannot again be opened after that until the time
for opening them for the next primary, unless the Legislature especially
authorizes it.
Trusting this answers your letter, I am
Yours very truly.
FRED H. DAVIS, Attorney General.
CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION Fan MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES.
June 17, 1930.
Dear Sir:
This. is in answer to your letter of recent date on the above subject.
Section 3 of Chapter 13761, Acts of 1929, provides for the election
of members of party executive committees in the primary election held
by political parties under the primary law. Section 18 of the same Act
provides that primary elections, except where otherwise provided, shall
be held and' conducted in accordance with the general election law. Sec­
tion 345 of the Compiled General Laws, which is a part of the general
election law, provid~s that the Supervisor of Registration shall give a
certificate of eleCtion to any person elected. Since Committee members
are elected in the primary, and since the primary law contains nothing
which is inconsistent with the provisions of Section 345, it appears to
me to be proper for the Supervisor. of Registration to give to those Com­
mittee members who have been elected in the primary, either by default
or otherwise, a certificate showing such election upon payment of the
customary fees for same. This certificate can then be presented to the.
party to whom it is issued as eVidence of his title as a Committee mem­
ber.
.Trusting this answers your inquiry, I am
Yours very truly,
FRED H. DAVIS, Attorney General.
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