Excerpt from The Australian Ballot System as Embodied in the Legislation of Various Countries: With an Historical Introduction, and an Appendix of Decisions Since 1856 in Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Australia The success of the first edition of this volume, and the progress of the ballot reform movement during the past six months, have made it desirable to issue another edition, which shall so far as possible represent the present stage of the movement. The new features of this edition are: - 1. A detailed account of the movement in almost every State and Territory since January, 1889. 2. A summary of the legislation of 1889. 3. An appendix containing a collection of decisions since 1856, interpreting the ballot acts of Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Australia. 4.

Other appendices, containing estimates of speed of voting and expense under the Australian system, suggestions as to Ballot Leagues, an account of the Rhines Voting Machine, etc. The reform will no doubt be adopted in other States during the winter of 1889-1890; and those who have information as to the movement, whether successful or not, are again requested to send to the address below a copy of the bill or statute, and some account of the history of the agitation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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