METHODS OF VOTING
TWO WAYS ADVOCATED.
\By Telegraph—Press Association),
WELLINGTON, May 2. Legislation providing for an optional method of voting at local body -lections was, sought by a deputation from the Executive of the Municipal Association which waited on the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle) to-day.
The Mayor of Wanganui (Mr W. J. Rogers) said that, at present, it was mandatory to strike out the names of the candidates for whom the elector did not wish to vote, and thie in the larger centres had been found difficult The executive- now asked for an alteration in the law to enable local bodies to give the elector the option of voting either by means of the-cross against a name, or. by striking; fi line through them. ' . • \;r. The Minister: “Don’t you think the most simple method is to score out the name of the person you don’t desire? ' The cross lends to confusion.” .
Mr Rogers: “It j s . a matter opinion, and it all depends upon the method you are used to.” *
The Mayor of Wellington (Mr G. A. Troup) said it was in the counting of the votes that the real difficulty occurred,' particularly with the larger loenl bodies. . " t - ; >;i .
■ Mr' J. O’Shea (city solicitor at.'Wellington) isaid the Auckland 1 City Council had'asked for the provision. ,f - , The Minister promised to look into the matter,
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