THE ELECTORAL ACT

Te Puke Times, 7 February 1928, Page 2

THE ELECTORAL ACT

Under the Electoral act, 192@8 which came into force on January- lfl 1, only one mbnthV allowed electors to claim enrol- ■ ment after becoming qualified forl H registration. Those who have notr-flB enrolled since the roll closed for ■ the general election of 1925 ahdlfl are :no w qualified To d» so—that I is to say, are British subjeots by I birth or by“ .naturalisation, have resided in New tor ifl 12 months, and in their present. electoral district foj* three months I —should lose no time in on the roll. This also applies ■ to electors who have attained the?!® 0 f 21, and are otherwise qualiviSH ned, Then there are others whd%lH have removed from One to another three months or more fl ago. It is neoessary for them tdMiß enrol m their new district. tors who have changed their ad- ' ■ dresses within the same eleptoreliPfl district must notify the registrar of electors. The time allowed I notification without hflingA|'« uabto. to prosecution .is . months, Every person is liar ,^r / P to * not exceeding wilfully giving. a wrong name enrolment, or slgaina thaname any other peredh*!fiKhef jSlllß quested to do ro or noi,^rTignlf g H j*f name : as, A AvUneVs tovTbS&llM signature witnmu jjTvirijf vrnnon dr hoard the- person s{kSing ui-ciat.e that thb sbnaiU tmMwtiM lu .h is. ow.il hand wrilttig Sr^r^ 9 ' p * opef; fj|