Women's Franchise Act 1902 (NSW)

Act No. 54, 1902. 421

Women s Franchise.

Act No. 54, 1902.

An Act to extend tlie Parliam entary Franchise ŷoMEN-s

to Women, and for purposes consequent on —

or incidental to that object. [27 /̂i Auqmt,

1902.] ■

T ) E it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with	'
_ I3 the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South M^ales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as the “ ’Women’s Franchise Act, siiorttitle.

1902,” and shall be construed with the Parliamentary Electorates and

Elections Act of 1893 and any Act amending the same.

2i The right to vote at elections of members of the Legislative ingiit to vote

Assembly is hereby conferred upon women. And for that purpose the "oi'en.

expression “ male person” in the Parliamentary Electorates and

Elections Act of 1893 shall be read “ male or female person,” and the	•
word “ son” in the definition of natural-born subject in section four of that Act shall be read “ son or daughter,” and all alterations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section shall be made in the form of any documents as prescribed in that A ct: Provided that the right so conferred shall not be exercised until the general election next happening after the commencement of this Act.

3. "Where a female elector’s name is changed in consequence Amendment of roll

of her marriage after enrolment in any roll, or where after such yeetorŷ ght on enrolment her marriage is dissolved or declared to be null and void change of name, and she reverts to and becomes known under her maiden surname or

her surname before such marriage, the chief electoral ofl&cer, on being satisfied of such change of name, may amend such roll or cause it to be amended accordingly, and on receiving the elector’s right then issued and in force in respect of such elector may issue a new elector’s right in the changed name of the elector.

4. Nothing in this Act shall be taken to enable or qualify a Female not to be a

woman to be nominated as a candidate at any election or to be elected Xctiom̂

as a member.

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