PUZZLED ELECTORS
PROBLEMS OF THE POLL INFORMAL VOTES The percentage of informal votes at the last municipal elections in Auckland was 15.42, a very high percentage of error. In view of this, the Auckland City Council last night resolved, on the recommendation of its by-laws committee, to agitate for amendment of the existing legislation by reversion to the old system, by which it is optional to strike out names or mark crosses against the names of the candidates.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 June 1927, Page 14
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78PUZZLED ELECTORS Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 June 1927, Page 14
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