HOW TO VOTE

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1680, 31 October 1925, Page 4

HOW TO VOTE

HINTS FOR ELECTION DAT. AVOID INFORMAL VOTES. • How to vote on election day (4th November) is perhaps not clearly understood by many electors, and a brief explanation of the nature of the ballot papers and the methods to be followed will serve as a guide. The electoral officers have intimated the location of the several polling places throughout the electorate. The polls will open- at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. THE ELECTION. WAIKATO ELECTORATE. These ballot papers will contain the names of the three candidates in the following order: — LAWSON LYE ' REID It will be noted that these names are placed alphabetically* and has nofi been done intentionally, as one lady remarked in our hearing. 'Below the names of candidates directions will be stated/the voter being required to strike out the name of every candidate for whom he does not intend to vote, care being taken not to leave uncancelled the name of more than one candidate. Hence, to vote for Mr Lawson, it will be necessary to put a pencil mark right through the two bottom lines; to vote for Mr Lye, the top and bottom lines must be marked out; and to vote for Mr Reid the two top lines have to be marked-out. In other words, to vote for Mr Lawson the voter must put pencil marks through the names of Messrs Lye and Reid; to vote for Mr Lye, the pencil marks must be put through the names of Messrs Lawson and Reid; and to vote for Mr Reid the pencil mark must be put through the names of Messrs Lawson and Lye. Two names must be struck out or the vote will be informal WAITOMO ELECTORATE. For the benefit of our many readers in the Waitomo electorate we would give a little advice on how they will be required to vote. The ballot papers will be worded: —" BROADFOOT ROLLESTON

To vote for Mr Broadfoot it will be necessary to draw a pencil mark through Mr Rolleston’s name; to vote for Mr Rolleston it will be necessary to put the pencil mark through Mr Broadfoot’s name. THE LICENSING POLL. The ballot paper for the licensing poll will be worded:— I vote for National Continuance. I vote for State Purchase and Control. I vote for National Prohibition. Two of these lines must be struck out on the ballot paper, otherwise the vote will be informal. To vote for National Continuance, the voter must put a pencil mark through the two bottom lines; to vote for State Purchase and Control, the pencil mark must be put through the top and bottom lines; and to vote for National Prohibition, the pencil mark must be put through, the two top lines.