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1953 Op. Mo. Att'y Gen. 1 (1953)

handle is hein.sag/sagmo0074 and id is 1 raw text is: -L'~TIONS:- TATE; Ri,,P R SENTAT IVES: A voter residing in that portion of Kansas City located in Clay County and who desires to vote in a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of state representative must comply with the city registration laws; precinct judges and clerks to be same in number as at general elections. sAl January 5, 1953 4 / b Honorable obert G, Kirkland Prosecuting Attorney of lay C-ounty Liberty, 4 issuri ear ir: aference is made to your recent re uest for an official opinion of this office regarding a special election to be held to fill a vacancy in the office of state representative created by the death of the incumbent who was reelected at the general election held in November 1952. Your first inauiry is as follows: Is a candidate on the ballot duly and legally nominated if the only nomination he receives is that of the county central committee? In this regard, I am enclosing a copy of an opinion to Mr. David P. P1mer, Clerk of the County Court, Clinton County, 'Iov bar 16, 1950, discussing the question of the authority of political coms- mitties to nominate a candidate for public office to fill a vacancy created after the general election, which I believe is aoplicable to your question, You neit inquire whether re-stration is required in ard 21 of ans a ity, wiAch is located itin the boundaries of Clay County, in connection with said election, Chapter 117 i$)Io 1949 relates to reistrations for elections in cities of 300,0 0 to 700,060, which would, of course, include the City of hansas City.