STUDYING THE VOTERS
Naturally members of Parliament are anxious to study the convenience of voters,- but this concern may be overdone. There is no test for the franchise beyond the age and residential qualifications. No inquiry can be made as to whether a voter is sufficiently interested in the issues to make his vote a worth-while expression of opinion. All that is asked is that the elector shall take the trouble to enrol (and this is now compulsory) and to go to a polling booth. Last night complaint was made that some booths were not easy of access, but it was pointed out that elderly people could, under such circumstances, use the postal voting facilities. We think this carries convenience as far as it. should go. If the voting privilege is worth having it is worth exercising. The elector cannot expect to have a booth at his front door, or a returning officer waiting on his doorstep.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 68, 17 September 1930, Page 10
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157STUDYING THE VOTERS Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 68, 17 September 1930, Page 10
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