VOTING AT ELECTIONS
MARKING BALLOT 1 PAPERS
The opinion that the most satisfactory mode of marking ballot papers at elections was by striking out tho names of unwanted candidates was expressed by the Papakura Town Board last evening, when discussing a circular the Auckland Suburban Local Bodies' Association. Tho board advocated the use of other means of placing names on ballot papers than by alphabetical order, as it considered alphabetical order was not fair to the candidates lower on tho list.
The dork, Mr. A. L. Cooper, suggested that ballot papers should bear the words "for" and "against" alongside the name of each candidate. The voter could then strike out the word not wanted and so make a positive vote.
Mr. G. W. Kerr suggested that names should be placed on the ballot papers in the order in which candidates were nominated.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21618, 10 October 1933, Page 11
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142VOTING AT ELECTIONS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21618, 10 October 1933, Page 11
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