When Ky denounced this ploy. the court decreed that President Thieu was the only valid candidate. Now President Thieu says that the election will be a test of the peoples confidence in him. There will be no real chance for opposition. however. since on October 3. as in the past. elaborate efforts will be made to get voters to the polls.. and they will vote because they know that a stamped voter card is required in order to receive. allowances. refugee benefits. official licenses. and so forth. The Saigon regimes efforts to manipulate and control the National Assembly elections last month were equally disillusioning. President Thieu sent a directivewhich American sources admit is genuineto his handpicked province chiefs.