The Electoral Bill to be introduced by the Ministry next session has now been printed. The chief provisions are: Restricting the registration of each elector to one district. If he have property in .one district and reside in another, he may select which district and which kind of qualification he chooses to be registered for. If a qualified elector neglect to vote at any election for his district, his name is to be struck off_ the roll, General election days are to be declared public holidays. Should one of the candidates die during an election, all proceedings in connection therewith are to become null, and a fresh start is to be made. Betting on an election is forbidden, under a penalty of /20. Any elector possessed of a residential qualification is not to be debarred . from voting through absence from his district, providing that he has spent six days, which need not be consecutive, in the district during the half year preceding the election.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 614, 30 May 1891, Page 2
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164Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 614, 30 May 1891, Page 2
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