MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
(To the Editor.) Sir, —In discussing the above with various electors, I find there exists in the minds of many some misapprehension as to the correct procedure in the method of voting. Some contend that the system is the same as the parliamentary ballot, i.e., the striking out of the names not wanted, while others again contend the municipal system is the putting of a cross (X) against the names of the candidates to be voted for. This, Sir, to my mind, is rather important, and I think the thanks of the public would be due to you, if through the Press the question was put beyond doubt.—l am, etc., ARTHUR ROSE. [An elector may vote either way. The correct procedure is to place a cross opposite the name of the candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote, but if he deletes the names of those whom lie does not wish to see elected, and leaves the names of those whom he desires to vote for,, the ballot paper will not be considered invalid. An elector may vote for any number of candidates np to 21, but if more than 21 names ate left undeleted, or marked by a cross, the ballot paper becomes informal.—Ed.]
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 10 March 1915, Page 7
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208MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 10 March 1915, Page 7
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