ELECTORAL ROLLS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 97, 18 January 1919, Page 8

ELECTORAL ROLLS

T.HE LAW AS AMENDED

CHANGES OF ADDRESS

«uere'.;is |a. good -deal of popular misconception; hboiit , the amendment made in the law'last' session." regarding the preparation; of • the rolls for the special licensing'poll .to'be taken on April io next, on tho issue of National Continuance- or National Prohibition with Compensation. ~-...,'.-;. . ■'.■". '.("The; polling will be conducted at this special ballot on the old olectoral bquu-> 'darie.S;—those in: force at the last general "■election; '"Since 'that time tho

commissioners have defined boundaries, ; but;, these. new dis- > trictsiwjir-not "■ fe 'constituted until preparations-are boing made for the next general election. Tho existing lelectoral rolls aro being, used by tho organising bodies for: tho pnrposo of finding out who . are 'entitled to lmvo their names, retained on.the rolls, and what names ought to bo removed, from .the rolls. -To assist tho organising todies in this work an amendment was \made in the. law.Qast:session making it ; 6 gronnd.Qfiobjection against any namo on a,roll or supplementary .roll that the elector does not reside at the address shown oii'Hhe roll. This provi- . sion enables any elector--to'lodge an ob-ifectioii'-with- the Registrar On re--1 'ceipt of this objection the Registrar sends to the elector at his,roll address by registered-post a notice of the objection. If the'elector.docs not within the time stated in the notice (usually ten. days, but. not under any circuin'itances. less . than ■ seven days) either .'cause his namo.to be.removed from tho ioIL or satisfy the Registrar that he is (entitled to have, his name retained on

<sfche rofi, or fail to give notice of api?pe&l against removal of >liis name, the Registrar shall remove the name forthJwith. -If the Registrar is aware that like,person iii question has removed ! jf.rom his former place of residence, and Sβ also aware, that he.is -still residing On the electorate, it is the. duty of the lEegistrar to send notice to the elector adrising him of the position. /Applications for enrolment are made in the same way as in former elections- Claims' for enrolment and for of change' of address within: the , .electorate, will shortly; bo exhibited at every ; post office throughout ijfche -Dominion for, electors/ ..'''lf 'an 'elector'is' anxious "to. record his

.Vote in-this poUhe should inspect'.the k rollsoxhibited. ht'.tho- various electoral offices, arid.if ho finds that he m.'Ss not'enrolled he should, make application for' enrolment in tho ordinary way. By other means the Electoral Department will'give the public ample ■ warning of-the day on which the last supplementary- rolls closo, and of tho / date of the.poll. . For the information of those electors who are likely 'to be'absent from their homes on the day of the poll, it may be mentioned .tjiat provision is made • for .the issue ,of absent voters' per- : mits^' qhtainable.'on' ; applicatiori to the • 'Registrar; of Electors: in a voter's, own district.' But for this poll the permit may be obtained right .up lo the day before the taking of the poll. . ■' Very full provision is made for the \ taking of the .votes of soldiers in New Zealand and abroad/ If a* soldier is in . hospital in New Zealand, ho will still ; have an, opportunity of recording a •'..vote, and presumably the same provi- ; sion will be made abroad. ,