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it will also be necessary

to be a registered elector

on the general electoral

role, should be modified

provide in addition that a

person who is entitled to

be a registered elector and

candidate (i.e. satisfies

the ten years residence

criterion) on the general

electoral role will be

entitled to be nominated as

a candidate;

(ii)

that the

modifications

to

(c)

in

the plans in the White

Paper proposed in paragraph

32(a) of the memorandum and

paragraph b(i) above

should be made in respect

of the 1985 elections only.

that the suggestion for an

absolute majority alternative

voting system, as described in

paragraphs 36 to 41 of the

memorandum, should be approved

in principle but that a paper

should

be

tabled

at

the

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