SIGNED ELECTORAL FORM ON THE BLIND
WITNESSES’ ERROR [ Per Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, Sept. 14. It is regarded as a serious offence for anyone to sign an electoral form for another person or to witness a signature without seeing it made by the person to whom it belongs. Alexander Houston was prosecuted for a first Cenco to-day and Wolff Phillips for a second. Houston ./as at his brother John’s place, and made out two applications for registration, one for John and the other for John’s wife. Next day John took both forms to Phillips and he witnessed them. The prosecution admitted that there was no gfradulent i T tent, but the paries had simply gone the wrong way about the matter. Such offences were serious, however, particularly now in view of the forthcoming election. Fines of ten shillings were imposed.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 219, 15 September 1928, Page 7
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139SIGNED ELECTORAL FORM ON THE BLIND Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 219, 15 September 1928, Page 7
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