Corrupt Election Tactics Alleged
" ; | Beceived Sundav, 7 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 5. _ Alleged corrupt tactics in the elections for the newlv constituted Oity of Sydney Oouncil, are being inyestigated I by the local authorities. The Labour i candidate in Pitzrov ward, claimed that i S rammany IlaJl tactics were being used ! when vesterday morning 25 cases of alleged douhle voting and forged postai votes were discovered in the ward, j Almost as soon as \ oting started y^ojde liegan to come to the Labour comnWttee rooms to complain that their names had been niarked off the rolls as having applied for postai votes. In the majority of cases those thus deprived of a vote found that votes had .been cast in their names. A oting is compulsoiy with a maximum penalty of £2.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 December 1948, Page 5
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