Kōrero: Elections and campaigns

Checking the roll, 1978 (2 o 4)

Checking the roll, 1978

Checking the electoral roll was a mammoth task which required over 80 people in 1978. Shown here (from left) are Sue Howard, Jean Sewell and Barbara Ross at work. The Ministry of Justice was responsible for the roll. Despite the number of people involved, the system was flawed. A 1979 inquiry revealed that the roll included many duplicate entries and deceased people, while many people who had sent in registration forms were not listed. The Post Office was subsequently made responsible for the electoral roll.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1978/3170

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Bryce Edwards, 'Elections and campaigns - Elections', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35141/checking-the-roll-1978 (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Bryce Edwards, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Jul 2016