CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 84, 11 April 1940, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

INTEREST QUICKENING POLL TO BE TAKEN ON SATURDAY | A pull is to be taken on Saturday I Lo fill two extraordinary vacancies on I the Wanganui City Council, one ' caused by the enlistment of Lieuten- | ant C. N. Armstrong for active service and the other by the death of ! Cr. H. Lawrence. Interest in the election has quickened during the past two days. Six candidates are standing, four of them independent of any party, one sponsored by the Civic League .and the other by the Labour Party. The vacant seats had been held by the Civic League and Labour, respectively, and an understanding had been reached by those two factions on the council to each nominate one candidate. It had been hoped by that means to avoid the expense of an election. Since then, however, an intense interest showed itself in municipal affairs and four independent candidates wall go to the poll. The Candidates The six candidates are Messrs.: A. BULLOCK (Independent), nominated by Messrs. A. T. Cole and R. Blythe. A. E. HALLIGAN (Civic League), nominated by Messrs. R. O. Allomes and A. J. North. A. C. HA 1 KICK (Independent), nominated by A. S. Burgess, R. E. Cuthbertson, F. J. Hill and F. K. Turnbull. K. J. JACKSON (Independent), nominated by Messrs. W. Larsen and J. Moye. W. SEARLE (Labour), nominated by Messrs. R. J. Andrews and W. J. Rogers. H. H. WEST (Independent), nominated by Messrs. G. I. Jones and W. J. Kelpe. The returning officer is Mr. C. R. White, and he has arranged for 13 booths —Drill Hall, Methodist schoolroom in Keith Street, St. Andrews schoolroom in Gloucester Street, Methodist schoolroom in Somme Parade. Aramoho, St. David's Church I Hall in Somme Parade, Upper Aramoho. Presbyterian schoolroom on the Great North Road, St. John’s Hill. Town Hall, Wanganui East, Boswell’s store (garage), corner of Rangitikei ana Kitchener Streets, Wanganui East. Town Hall. Gonville, shop “Puroa Buildings,” Gonville, Town Hall, Castlecliff. Pond’s store, Rangiora Street, Castlecliff. Wansborough’s premises, Durie Street, Durie HillJ Booths will open at 9 o’clock on Saturday morning and close at 7 o’clock in the evening. The strikeout system will be used to indicate the intention of the voter. This means that the elector must strike out the names of the candidates not required and leave rkitouched those for whom it is desired to vote. Informal Voting A question has arisen as to what constitutes an informal ballot paper. Leaving untouched more than two names on a paper will make it invalid. Striking out all the names or leaving the whole paper’ unmarked will have the same effect. To be strictly correct a voter should strike out four names and leave two untouched, but a paper which has five names struck out and one left untouched will not be invalid. Those eligible to vote are named on the Wanganui municipal rolls, including Supplementary No. 2, which closed on April 1. Those who have the franchise are people of not less than 21 years of age, who possess certain qualifications—that they own freehold property in the city, or are ratepayers, or occupiers, or have been living in Wanganui for three months and are of British birth. A husband and wife each have a vote provided the name of each appears on the roll.