Voting Requirements Raised (Published 1964)
- ️Sat Sep 12 1964
Sept. 12, 1964
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SALISBURY, Southern Rhodesia, Sept, 11 (Reuters)—The Government raised by 10 per cent today the financial qualification a Southern Rhodesian must meet to register as a voter in Parliamentary elections.
Henceforth, a voter on the predominantly African “B” roll must have an annual income equivalent to $739 or own immovable property worth $1,386 to register.
Official 1983 figurs showed that the average annual income of Africans in Southern Rhodesia was $319.
Of the 11,500 voters on the “B” roll, about 10,500 are Africans. Of the 95,000 voters on the “A” roll, 90,800 are whites.
The increase ordered today means that an “A” list voter w now have to have an annual income of $2,218 or own immov able property worth $4,620 to register. The average annual income of whites, Asians and “coloreds” (those of mixed races) was $3,428.
The Constitution provides for 50 “A” roll seats in the 65-seat Parliament and 15 “B” roll seats.