COMPULSORY VOTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 2 August 1922, Page 5

COMPULSORY VOTING.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS

Asked by Mr V. E, Potter (Roskill) whether the Government would introduce legislation this session to make voting compulsory and to compel electors to notify changes of address, the Prime Minister said that of course registration must precede voting, and the question of compulsory registration was at present being considered by the officers of the Electoral Department. He expected to receive the officers' report shortly. He had considerable symapthy with Mr Potter's suggestion for compulsory voting, because he was strongly of opinion that first of all the rolls should he clean; secondly, that everyone entitled to be enrolled should be enrolled; and, finally, that everyone enrolled should vote. The Departmental officers had expressed a doubt whether it would be possible to bring in before next election such changes as were suggested. Probably he would be able to make a statement on the matter very soon.