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*1 OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEYGENERAL OFTEXAS
AUSTIN -cbManu --
Iionocsblc F. E. Utohall county Attorney Callahan County Baird, Texas
*3 Hon. F’. E. HItQhell, page 3
The oourts of Tsxae have held that rohool trustees era public oiflasrr of thir State. See authoritie4 in, atAnIon #a. b2.056, whloh Is enclossd.
This depnrtmont in opinion AJ. O-2066 ha;@ passed upon a very clmiler mcitter to the one cubmlttsd to you. In that opinion we h8ld that son001 trustee@ are dlequalI~Ied, under hrtlelo 2940, from serving a6 electl.on Judges. In the enme oplalor, we hold, prInoIpolly based upon the holdln ease of Cay18 vr Alexander, (Clr. App. 1 75 S.W. d :;,“” that the prodsione of Article 2940 ware not aendatory lk+~ar l m &footIng the valldlty of an eleotlon unless the eleotlon oflloi8lo?-nftsmpted to exsroire influsnos on.6lcotore or aoted unfairly or:pr’rpetrated. eame fraud where, the puallfloatlons of
wers,not ah~n4ngbd. a uJ0rity of the 414ot10n 0m0ttrs we ballire tk+ holUng Ln the oplnlon refrrred to Is apdioablo to your propo8ltIon. A aopy of that OpInlon Is being btt@losed for your &srIrtanor and lnformation,'and~you are referrod to the authorltles thereln oltrd.
IOU am, thererorc, advissd that it ,ia the oplnfon of thlr doputment,. under the Snots rubmlttrd by you, that the ~ohool trueitee rleotlon in a oonsol,idctsd eohool dls~trlot Is not nildend TQld, &II a matter oft law, by ~P4REOXl 0r the sl*otlon~offIsIalr likerise being sohool truoteee or beoaueo one of the 0filairl.r. ws a oandldate ier r441,eotlon
for rob001 trurtsr in the l bsenae of smc proof that said eleo- tlon affloials ittempted to exeroiro soms,lnflu~noo over the elaotore or aoted~.unfalrly or frnuQulently In perforalng the duties bp080a won them as rleotIon 0rfi0ia.
Us are unable to say', under thm ?~otr rubmltted by you, wtbrr or not' the elrotlon was ralld in all respbota or whether we do not pass upon althor of these the l ame Is roldable and quortlonm.
have fully anevered yoiar Lnqulry. We trucat that WC) Xaurc very truly ATTORREX OEW.iUL OF TEXAS A8slrtant