THE BARE MAJORITY.
There seems some contusion in tin minds of some of our workers re tin
majority of votes required at the next Licensing Poll. The majoiit> re
quired to cany any issue is just an .thsolute majority of the votes cast. Jt Prohibition secuies one vote mote than the half of the valid votes cast it will he earned. Of course, this means that Prohibition, to become law, must secure a larger vote than State Ownei ship and Continuance added together In the same wav State Ownership ranin*t he carried unless it secures at least one vote more than Prohibition and Continuance added together. Put Continuance can he tarried on a minority vote. That is if neithei State Ownership nor Prohibition >e < uie an absolute majority, then C ontinuance i'- carried by default.
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White Ribbon, Volume 25, Issue 290, 18 August 1919, Page 6
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135THE BARE MAJORITY. White Ribbon, Volume 25, Issue 290, 18 August 1919, Page 6
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