Local Government
Sir, —Once again it has happened. In Auckland on Saturday 92J per cent, of the voters of the ; Queen City were too lazy or indifferent to exercise their demo- ■ , cratic right. As soon as compull sory voting is mentioned there j is an immediate “flap” and argu- : ments against it are trotted out • by the dozen. Is there really any ' alternative? Striking people off ; the roll who fail to vote and re- , enrolling them before another : election (either major or minor) j is just a farce. It will be said by ■ the cynical that it provides work for a lot of people and as such is a good thing The money spent, time consumed, and the energy expended in trying to give a! “demonstration of democracy atj work’’ could be directed into more useful channels. It is. as Mr| Allen. M.P.. said a situation whichi is getting steadily worse as the! years go by. The only remedy is] to tine those who will not vote orfailing that, permanently to de-| franchise them. —Yours, etc.. I • MAKE VOTING COMPULSORY.! November 18, 1958.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28747, 19 November 1958, Page 6
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