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up "Part one contains certain amend- menus to the election laws. Hereto- tore nualification has been based upon residence prior to a certain tixed date; formerly this was the last day for making complaints to the Judge under the Voters' Lists Act. and under the Election Act, 1918. it was the day upon which the enumerators commenced to make --.. their lists; in the present bill the morning until 7 at night, exten- sion of the privilege of advance polls to sailors as well as railroad- men, the appointment of a Chief Election Officer for the Province, and pursuit of the former practise by having the municipalities make the voters' nets in three parts. Premier Drury said: "The bill is divided into tone-parts.' . Some of the other features are] maintenance ot polling places inl hospitals, the giving of the vote tol Indians with war service, the estab-! lahment of uniform polling iii/ia! throughout the Province-trom 9 in I The bill specifies that nomin- ations be on the second Thurs- day of October, and the polling day on the second. Monday thereafter, giving ten days in.. stead of seven between nomin- ations and elections. The Pre- mier, in reply to Major Tolmie, after his review of the bill, ad- mitted he had not mentioned by-elections, stating that the Government would bring this, point up at discussion of the? bill, and would welcome suggesoi tions. The Premier invited: Opposition suggestions, "to! make a perfect Election Act". His review was applauded! heartily by the Liberals, who; seemed well pleased with the; general features of the bill. l Uniform Polling Hours. ( Ontario hereafter escapes all the uncertainty and speculation on the date of a general Provin- cial election. The new Election Act brought down in the House yesterday by Premier Drury sets a definite date every four years. The Premier in his ex- planation said positively that the present Assembly would continue until August 1, 1923, and that a general election would be held that year, and on every fourth year thereafter. _ FOR ELECTIONS l IN PROVINCE The THE BILL IS INTRODUCED Go to the People in October Every Fourth Year Thu. lists; Present Assembly to Stay Till August in 1923 WEDfiESDliTfiAizoI--Iwél,' 1920. "The Election Board substituted for the Voters' Registration Board, will be composed in the same way, except that instead of the Chairman being appointed by the Lieutenant- Governor, the County or District "The hours for polling are made uniform throughout the Province: that is, from nine o'clock untii seven o'clock. "The time for issuing the writ for the election at present is not more than twenty. nor less than sixteen days, before nomination day. In order to allow ample time for regis- tration and the proper revision of the lists. it has been necessary to enlarge this time to not more than sixty and not less than thirty days. Issue Writs Thu-Her. l "The bill retains the provisions 'with regard to naturalization in the act of 1019, that is to say, a, man [who was not a British subject be- fore the passing of the Ontario Franchise Act, 1917, will not be en- I titled to vote unless he has since be- leome naturalized under section 2 ot l the Naturalization Act, 1914, or un- Ider tho Naturalization Act, 1918, I while a woman of foreign birth will Snot be entitled to vote unless me has become naturalized in her own i right prior to the 12th day of Aprile i1917, or has since become natural- ;izeri under section 2 of the Natural- l ization Act, 1014, or the Naturaliza- ftion Act, 1018, or has become a lBritish subject by marriage or by I, the naturalization of her parent. while a minor, and has obtained a ttrtitlryate from a Judge stating that she possesses the necessary quali- fications for naturalization and has taken the oath of allegiance. "The bill makes it the duty of tho municipality to provide the polling places, but the municipali- ties are to be allowed $6 for every polling place, this amount to be pay- able by the Province. "The bill provides that polling day shall be the tenth day after the day tixed for holding the nomination. It has been found -at recent elections that seven days was not satisfactory. "Tho stamping of the ballots by the Hamming Ofticer is dispensed with. At the late elevtion the stamping cost something like $50000. am territory without municipal organization and the voters' lists will be prepared for them in the same manner as in other unorganized ter- ritory. "Special provisions have been found necessary with regard to In- dians who are qualitied to vote by virtue of service in the late war, and in order to enable them to vote as well as other persons, who, although resident on an Indian Reserve, may be quulitied, reserves will be treated "There is", no provision at present in the Dominion Act for a. married woman becoming naturalized in her own right, and the object of the pro- vision is to ensure that a woman who has lm'omo a British subject .by marriage or the naturalization ot her parents shall be properly quali- tVul to exercise the franchise by re. sidenve. a knowledge of the lan- guage and by satisfactory references as to character. Eliminate Stamping of Ballots. "Provision is made for special polling places in hospitals, and a practise which it is believed was fol- lowed at the last election is legal- ized, that is allowing the Returning Ofiicer, Poll Clerk and agents to take tho vote of bedridden patients at tho bedside. "The soldiers' franchise provi- sions are retained so far as they re- late to returned men who are in- mates of, or employed and resident in hospitals and other institutions where they are receiving instruction or treatment. quahitleation is fixed at twelve months' residence in Ontario prior to polling day, and three months in the electoral district prior to that date, but provision is made for per- sons who have moved from one elec- toral district to another in the same city, and also for allowing persons to be added to the list who were on the list for another electoral dis- trict, or were entitled to be on that list, and who have removed into the electoral district in which the elec- tion is being hFId within the period of three months. Provision for Soldiers.