Preparation of Municipal Rolls

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 6076, 14 July 1947, Page 4

Preparation of Municipal Rolls

ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER LOCAL BODY POLLS At the present time, Mr Frank T. Ray, town clerk of Cambridge and Mr R. S. Entwistle, clerk to the Leamington Town Board are busily engaged in preparing district electors lists in readiness for the Municipal elections to be held in November. This will be the first year in which local body elections will take place in November instead of May as in the past.

The Municipal Enrolment Regulations, 1947, were Gazetted in June and state that electors rolls must be compiled by July 31. The rolls will contain the names of all persons entitled to vote together with their qualifications, which may be freehold, rating or residential. Forms of enrolment may be obtained from the clerks' offices.

Names appearing on the district electors roll for any year shall be continued on the next succeeding roll, except in the case of persons who are known to the clerk to have died or' to have lost their qualification. The clerk shall keep the district electors list in his office, and allow it to be inspected, without fde by all persons interested during office hours from the Ist. until the 7th. day of August. Within 21 days before August 1, public notification must be given that the list is ready for inspection. A supplementary list will be compiled after the closing of the main roll.