§ 35. Captain DOWERasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to a number of complaints made in the recent Parliamentary Election with regard to our present method of the recording and counting of votes in Parliamentary Elections; and what steps, if any, he intends to take to have the present procedure improved upon?
§ Sir J. SIMONI am not aware that there have been any complaints with regard to the method of recording votes unless the reference is to the failure to stamp certain ballot papers. On that point I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which I gave the hon. Member for the Springburn Division on the 5th instant. As regards the counting of votes, the method of counting used in each constituency is a matter for the decision of the Returning Officer, who selects the method which he considers best suited to meet the circumstances.
§ Mr. G. HARDIEHas the Home Secretary considered the possibility of putting a machine on the table which would perforate the paper, so that the voter could see that his paper was really stamped?