Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

~IB~A~TORNEYGENE- OF TEXAS Avs-rus 1s. Tnzx~s FvrLLwxLsoN A’X-X’OR- ,3EN-L March 16, 1961 Honorable Tom Blackwell Opinion No. NW-1021 County Attorney Travis County Re: Whether a ballot in a special Austin, Texas election can be counted where the voter marks his ballot by some method other than drawing horizontal lines through the names of all candidates except Dear Mr. Blackwell: the candidate of his choice. You have requested an opinion concerning the method of marking the ballot In the special election for United States Senator to be held on April 4, 1961, at which election the names of 71…