A simple fact check

Today's Dom Post Press editorial is on referenda wording, but that is not the focus of this post. Their editorial says:

Regrettably, although the Clerk of the House of Representatives has responsibility for overseeing the wording of referendums, his powers are limited. He must ensure only that the question clearly conveys the purpose and effect of the and he must ensure that only one of two answers can be given to it. In this case those criteria are met. In future, however, if referendums are not going to be done away with entirely, some thought must be given to tightening the procedure for their wording.

The Dominion Post, of all newspapers, Press should be aware the Clerk is a she, not a he. And even if they did not, it would take ten seconds to check that Mary Harris is the Clerk.

UPDATE: Teach me to be pedantic – got the newspaper wrong. It was not the Dom Post, but The Press.

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