State ex rel. Arnold v. Mitchell

Citations

• 55 Wash. 513
• 104 P. 791
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 791

Syllabus

<p>Elections — Pbimaby Elections — Statutes — Impossible Conditions. Laws 1909, p. 174, § 4, amending the direct primary law, Laws 1907, p. 464, § 12, so as to require each elector voting at a primary election to declare his party affiliations, and providing that he shall receive the ballot only of the party for which he registered, is void as requiring a condition impossible of performance; the registration law making no provision for registration of party affiliations.</p> <p>Statutes — Title and Subjects — Elections. Laws 1909, p. 174, § 4, entitled an act relating to primary elections and amending certain sections of the direct primary law, and which amends Laws 1907, p. 464, § 12, is void as an amendment of the registration law, in so far as it requires the registration of the elector’s party affiliations to entitle him to vote at a primary election, in that there is no reference in its title to the subject of registration, as required by Const., art. 19, § 2, and no reference to Laws 1907, p. 464, § 12 amended by the act.</p> <p>Elections — Statutes—Implied Repeals. Laws 1909, p. 174, § 4, amending the direct primary law, Laws 1907, p. 464, § 12, so as to require the registration of the elector’s party affiliations, does not impliedly repeal Bal. Code, § 1455, explicitly providing the mode of registration, as it is not a complete act on that subject and repeals by implication cannot be invoked piecemeal.</p> <p>Statutes — Amendments—Titles and Subjects — Elections. Laws 1909, p. 174, § 4, amending the direct primary law, Laws 1907, p. 464, g 12, so as to require the registration of the elector’s party affiliations in order to vote at a primary election, is void as an amendment to the registration law, Bal. Code, g 1455, in that it does not set forth the section in full as amended and is not a complete act upon the subject of registration.</p>