Voting By Forces

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 18, 16 October 1943, Page 4

Voting By Forces

Sir, —I took great care to inform my son, who is serving iu the Pacific, that his name was on the Rangitikei roll. I received a letter last week and he states that he went.along all set to vote, when he was'informed that he had to vote for the Wangaufii electorate, which he did. Another soldier went along to vote for the Waitomo electorate, and he wat told he had to vote for the Hamilton electorate. Did the soldiers vote for their home electorates or the electorates the headquarters of their military districts were situated in, or will these votes he informal?—l am, etc. —“NON LBI SIT.

[Tho Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. L. Irwin, to whom the above letter was referred, stated that soldiers overseas could vote for the electorate shown against their name on the forces’ roll, which was compiled front information supplied by Base Records, or alternatively if they disputed the electoral domicile given in this roll they could vote by* declaration for what they considered their home electorate. Posters explaining the procedure were distributed to all military, establishments, both in New. Zealand and overseas, well before the election.]