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Friday, August 25, 1972

URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION CANDIDATES ALLOWED TO SPEND MORE ON CAMPAIGN

The amount of money which an Urban Council election candidate can

spend as election expenses has been increased.

Under the Corrupt and Illegal Practices (Urban Council Election Expenses) (Amendment) Order 1972, a single candidate is now allowed to spend a maximum of $8,000 for the first 25,000 registered electors, and 30 cents more

for each additional elector.

Where candidates run a joint election campaign, each is allowed to spend a maximum of $6,000 for the first 25,000 electors, and 20 cents more for each

additional elector.

The amending order, published in today's Government Gazette, also

increases the agent's fee paid by a candidate from $1,000 to $1,500.

Before the amendment, a candidate was allowed to spend up to $5,000

for the first 25,000 registered electors, and 20 cents more for each elector

in excess of 25,000.

Where there were two joint candidates, the maximum amount for each

candidate was $3,750, and where there were more than two candidates, each was

allowed to spend up to two-thirds of $5,000.

Also published in today's Gazette are regulations designed to assist electors by allowing for the address of the polling station, at which each

elector should vote, to be printed on the poll card.

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