Returned Sailors and Soldiers Voting Act 1919 (NSW)

270                  Returned Sailors and Soldiers Voting Act.

EETURNED SAILORS AND

SOLDIERS VOTING ACT.

Act No. 28, 1919.

George V, An Act to enable returned sailors and soldiers to

No. 28. election or poll of electors in a municipality or shire during the year 1920; for that purpose to amend the Acts relating to Local Government; and for purposes consequent thereon or incidental thereto. [Assented to, lOth December, 1919.]

»E it €nact(‘(l by the King’s iMost Excellent iMajesty,

E ’lative Council and Legislative Assenddy of New South by and Avith the advice and consent of the Legis­

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

Short title 1. (1) Tliis Act may be cited as the “ lleturned

and duration.	Soldicrs Voting Act, 1 9 1 9 , ” and shall be in force until the thirty-fhst day of Pecember, one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
(2) This Act shall be read with the Acts for the time being in force rtdating to Local Government.

Definition. 2. “ Sailor ” or “ soldicr ” means a person tvlio i.s or

has been a member of the Commonwealth Naval or Military Porces (including member of the Imperial lleserve residing in New Soutli IValcs before one thousand nine hundred and fifteen) who enlisted or was appointed for active service outside Australia in con­ nection witli naval or military pri'parations or operations or in connection tvith the army, medical, or nursing

' service.

Eight tovote. 3. (1) At any election or poll of electors held during

the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty in any municipality or shire a sailor or soldier may, if qualified as by this Act provided, A'ote without enrolment or an y qualification such as is provided in anv other Act.

̂ (2)

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(2) A sailor or soldier sliall be qualified under George V,

this Act if— No. 28.

(a)	he is free from all of the disqualifications
mentioned in subsection tliree of section ' '

twenty of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912 (and tlic provisions of that subsection shall mutatis mutandis apply to the qualification for voting under this A ct); and

(b) he has resided during tlic three months ending on the day of the election (or of the poll of eicetors, as tlie case may be) witliin tiie ward or riding (or undivided municipality) in which he claims to vote.

(3) Eor the purposes of any Act relating to local government a sailor or soldier (pialified to vote under this Act sliall be entitled to the rights and privileges of a person whose name is on a roll of electors.

4. ( 1 ) At any election or poll at which a person Proof of right

claims the right to vote as a sailor or soldier under this Act, the electoral officer for the time presiding at the polling-place may require such jierson 1o make and sign a statement that he is a sailor or soldier uitliin the meaning of this Act, that his jiriucipal jilace of residence during the jireceding three months has been at such an address within the ward, riding, or undivided municipality, and that he is not subject to disqualifica­ tion under this Act.

(2) Any person who makes and signs any such statement knowing the same to be false shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

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