ALLEGED ELECTION IRREGULARITIES.
SOME EXTPAQROINAIIY STATE-
| "* ; „ 3MKHTR. ; . [BY TEtK-V/UPK".—PS'..) ii-SOCIATVO.V.] ■ ;'/ Cif«!&TencßC::?, Thursday. Extraoiidi a\\v% )Rcidc'j''« are reported to have : occurred during the recent election in the Courtenay district-. One booth of importance- is said to have run out of ballotI papers, and written copier, wet" ultimately J made for voters. Naturally, there ' was considerable delay at closing time, and seme '30 electors were locked in wa hi to vote. In contravention of the- law, in , a number of: booths in various electorate* talking was fr»•■-•."v a''-- ,ved among voters, while ike 1 restriction rmposed on the number of voters to he allowed in a- booth ft one time was frequently overlooked. At one booth ynmo nuns, it is stated, were permitted s . :company voter!? and instruct them how ;o vote. From stories ia'cirtillation it would appear that not a single election in 'North Canterbury is free'from irregularities. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13050, 15 December 1905, Page 6
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147ALLEGED ELECTION IRREGULARITIES. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13050, 15 December 1905, Page 6
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