The Archive · 1941

Revision of Election Rules Recommended by Council Body

Minor Changes Regarding Conduct of Elections — Mentioned in Report of Election Committee

EVISION of election rules with minor changes regarding conduct of elections, compilation of the preliminary voting list as early as possible after December 1 each year, and a strong recommendation to the Shanghai Municipal Council to inform the Consular Body of the necessity of fixing a closing date one month in advance of the first day of the election for the receipt of claims to vote, have been made to the Committe This was disclosed released for publication yesterday.

Mr. Wesui submitted four proding the appointment of with full power to mine the mants sies tions that the committee should con-Sist of six members of different nationality. It was pointed out that under Land Regulation IX it was the duty of the Secretary of the Council io revise and correct the list of persons qi led to vote and that under Land Regulation XVIII the Council ay only delegate its authority to decisions to. a committee apout of its own body, and that so far as is known the Council never has delegated such authority to any committee however constituted, All committees are appointed in an advisory capacity and their recom-ate oe id subject to confirma-ion by council, Considerable discussion resolved ground this proposal which was stressed the "extremely dangerous youred me members. Some prerade Palek would thus be uld

poe out that. e el desired pee ig BELT was in their legality, but it wa:

Mr. Yasui could be achieved by an advisory committee since the Council would be most unlikely, without good cause, to reject a recommendation by such a representative committee as suggested by Mr, Yasui, Finally it was decided to recommend that the Council appoint a committee consisting qf five members of different non-Chinese nationality s 2 is ole epi report' views to state: to the Council, 'The report went on c! and' report its views

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