VOTING QUALIFICATIONS FOR BYELECTION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 166, 19 July 1946, Page 4

VOTING QUALIFICATIONS FOR BYELECTION

TOWN CLERK EXPLAINS I'ran'hise lor tin* municipal byeleclion to-morrow is the same as for a Parliamentary eleclion, and is not con lined to ratepayers, the town clerk, Mr. C. R. White, explained yesterday, provided, of course, the electors have ensured that their names have been inserted on the certified copy of the municipal roll. Mr. White said that there was apparently some confusion on the subject. He explained that ratepayers only were entitled to record tlicii voles at a loan poll as, lor instancy, the gasworks and drainage loan poT> held in 1945 and 1946. Regarding voting by declaration, Mr. White explained that if a person’s name was not on lie* ollicial roll he might, vote on making a declaration “that he was legally qualified to have his name placed on the roll prepared for the purpose of the election by virtue of a qualification (to he stated) ami that he had icasonable cause to believe Hint his name was entered on the roll.” Any person who knowingly and wilfully* made a false statement in an\ dniaration under this section was liable to .1 fine of 15<).