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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1990

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ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR 1991 ELECTIONS

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED SIX BILLE PROVIDING DO

TAL. NECESSARY LEGISLATION FOR THE THREE SETS OF ELECTIONS WHICH WILL PLACE IN 1991.

REGARDING ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE

THE FRAMWORK

ELECTORAL HAS

EXISTENCE SINCE 1982 AND BEEN IN

SCOPE OF THE BILL 1990 SEEKS TO EXPAND THE PROVISIONS (AMENDMENT) PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE DIRECT ELECTIONS.

THE

.

OF DISQUALIFYING THE PURPOSES OF A

ALSO BILL

SEEKS TO CLARIFY THE LIST OFFICES IN

THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE FOR BEING ELECTED OR NOMINATED AS A CANDIDATE FOR OR HOLDING OFFICE AS MEMPER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, A MUNICIPAL COUNCIL BOARD.

TERM

"PUBLIC

OR DISTRICT

THE EXISTING OFFICES

IN THE IN A ACCOUNT

THE FIRSTLY,

OFFICE" IN WILL BE REPLACED BY REFERENCES TO DISQUALIFICATION CIVIL SERVICE AND THE JUDICIAL SERVICE, THE ARMED FORCES AND SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC OFFICES WHICH SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED ON OF THE INDEPENDENT NATURE OF THE PUBLIC FUNCTIONS THEY PERFORM.

SECONDLY, THE BILL PROVIDES THAT A PERSON IN THE EMPLOYMENT

AT PRESENT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE DISQUALIFIED. THOSE EMPLOYED BY THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE DISQUALIFIED.

OF

ONLY

THIRDLY, THE BILL SEEKS TO REMOVE THE EXISTING DISQUALIFICATION ON GROUNDS OF DISMISSAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, WHICH IS CONSIDERED TOO HARSH AS OTHER DISQUALIFICATIONS ARE BASED MORE

OFFENCES SUCH SERIOUS

A SENTENCE CONVICTION OF CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES.

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OF

IMPRISONMENT

ON

AND

FOURTHLY, THE BILL SEEKS TO CLARIFY THAT THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE- NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE CHAIRMEN OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE COUNCILS.

THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES TO BRING FORWARD THE THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS FOR GEOGRAPHICAL

AND MAY

COINCIDING WITH CONSTITUENCIES.

FOR APRIL

EACH

YEAR,

STATUTORY PERIOD CONSTITUENCIES TO

THAT

FOR

FUNCTIONAL

ΤΟ BYNCHRON188 A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE OBJECTIVE WAS

CONSTITUENCIES AND THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL

REGISTER FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND TO ENABLE ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO IN BOTH CATEGORIES OF CONSTITUENCIES AT THE SAME TIME.

THE

PROVISIONS ORDINANCE OTHER MAJOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL AIM TO DEAL WITH FALSE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS, WHICH IS ONE OF PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

AND

"THE BILL PROPOSES TO MAKE IT A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT UNDER THE ADDRESS FOR ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE A RESIDENTIAL REGISTRATION PURPOSES TO ENABLE THE REGISTRATION OFFICER TO DEAL FALSE REGISTRATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WITH

/"IT IS