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Peninsula Enterprise
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia
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In Richmond, Virginia, on March 14, Secretary M. A. Hutchinson ruled that electoral boards need not base judge and clerk appointments on statewide party votes, only ensuring representation for major parties, amid local confusion from recent presidential election shifts.
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Richmond. March 14-M. A. Hutchinson, secretary of the Commonwealth, in reply today to queries about the election law with reference to the basis of representation among judges and clerks of election to be designated this spring, holds that there is nothing in the statute making it incumbent upon electoral boards to consider the State-wide vote of the parties in choosing judges. Although it is necessary to give representation to the major parties participating, he says that there is no basis for a fixed representation.
From letters it appears that confusion seems to have arisen in many localities over the basis of representation among judges and clerks of election because of the changed party status of a number of localities during the presidential election.
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Richmond
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March 14
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clarification issued resolving confusion over basis of representation among judges and clerks of election; no fixed representation required based on state-wide vote, but major parties must be represented.
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M. A. Hutchinson, secretary of the Commonwealth, replied to queries about the election law, holding that electoral boards are not required to consider the state-wide vote of parties when choosing judges and clerks for the spring election. Representation must be given to major participating parties, but there is no basis for fixed representation. Confusion arose in localities due to changed party status during the presidential election.