§ 6. Mr. TREVELYANasked the President of the Local Government Board whether plans have now been made to secure that, in the event of a General Election, the ballot papers marked by soldiers away from home cannot be opened until they reach the returning officer of the constituency in respect of which the votes are cast?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Walsh)The Army Council have agreed that the ballot papers of soldiers in France and Belgium shall not be censored. They will be enclosed in official envelopes addressed to the returning officers here, and, when received, will be opened in the presence of the election agents of the candidates.