Complex sentence: The franchise provisions were flawed; the act did not address the issue of compounding (Gladstone removed this practice in 1868) and the preparation of the register was still left to easily manipulated party organisers who could remove opponents and add supporters at will.
Split into simpler sentences: The franchise provisions were flawed; the act did not address the issue of compounding. The preparation of the register was still left to easily manipulated party organisers who could remove opponents and add supporters at will.