THE ELECTORAL LAW.
The Christchurch Press, referring to the second ballot, says: “Whatever may be the opinion as to the relative merits of preferential voting, second ballot, or the existing system, it is clear that there ought to be no alteration in the law until after the next general election. It is a well-understood principle in constitutional law and practice that no important change ought to be made in the electoral law until after the question has been distinctly before the country. The sole reason for proposing to bring in a Second Ballot Bill during next session is that the Government is confronted with the prospect of a split in its own party owing to the threatened defection of the extreme Socialistic wing. But for this fact the Minister would have been perfectly content with the existing law.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 403, 27 June 1908, Page 2
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138THE ELECTORAL LAW. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 403, 27 June 1908, Page 2
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