Show HOL HOLDING NG T THE E S SCHOOL HOOL EL ELECTION EC T I 1 0 X in the absence of attorney general bishop attorney B X smith is ia performing the duties of the state w official in response to an inquiry fron from the state superintendent of schools school dr park mr smith has given an opinion on the holding of the school election and incidentally he advises advisee f that this city be divided into election districts as the county commissioners commissioner have done with at least one voting place in each municipal ward just what the deputy attorney general lip i getting at does not appear ca clear ear fro from his opinion which certainly throws no light on the interpretation of the law if he means to advise that there be a voting place in each of the election dla d is tracts under such division then his counsel is directly against the well known intent of the legislature as to an absolute rule and is a suggestion for gross extravagance in election ex s pense if on the other hand he means that the board of education shall redla re dle dla t brict the city and then have all the th voters in each municipal ward come from their various election districts to teft one voting place he advises a great greaf amount of useless work in view of the tha districts already created in a municipal or general election la S this city there are fifty two coilin polling places with an expense for judges judge anlap halls of or more with five poll ing places the expense to Is about y i tenth that surn sum that reprise represents ants t ote I 1 I 1 proportionate difference between mr I 1 smiths advice and the procedure dux edt the past which will the board 1 cation adopt there will be no dispute that tha board of education can accept 4 greater expense if it chooses but alie law does not require it it gives the discretion between five and fafty polling places and sets of judges th school scho 0 I 1 law modifies the general election law in certain particulars one these is that instead of having haming voting place for each voters ther may be provided one voting place 1 of each municipal ward there caja cannot be less than that then there are as to the ballot elvei envelope printing etc which virtually exe exclude the australian system in its elt bentli even the use of the cross crone to deal descg the voters choice to Is eliminated the el elector dc tor Is to delk designate ignite on at ballot the name of the pers person on oy or sons voted for with a pertinent design descg nation of the office to be filled under this statement in the law it to is clear that the board of education broad discretion and is not has a bound by the advice from the attorney generals office and under existing circumstances when unnecessary ex is to be avoided with special care dense it is quite probable board will have one or at the most two voting places in each municipal ward in this city as that number will be ample to suit the convenience and wishes of the voters |