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published: Thursday | October 26, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Parliament is seeking <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">legal </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">advice</SPAN> from Solicitor General, Michael Hylton, to determine whether a homeless person has the right to vote.
The decision was taken after Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry, told the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">House </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">of </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Representatives</SPAN> on Tuesday that he was concerned that homeless persons were being disenfranchised.
Mr. Henry's comments stirred a lively <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">exchange</SPAN> between members on both sides of the political divide during the question and answer session at Gordon House.
Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of Government Business in the House and Minister with responsibility for electoral matters, told his colleagues that the homeless could not exercise their <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">franchise</SPAN> because they did n
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