Calling the Canadian election now.

[Thurnez Isa]

SEE AMERICANS WE CAN DO IT TOO!!!!

we're just a little more lame



http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/05/02/cv-election-polling-pranks-411.html?ref=rss

Voters in ridings across Canada are being warned not to trust calls telling them to go to different polling stations, according to Elections Canada.

Elections Canada has had reports from several ridings from voters in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia who claim to have been given false information that directed them to the wrong place to vote.

The campaign of Frank Valeriote, the Liberal candidate in Guelph, issued a statement on Monday saying it has received calls from citizens claiming they received calls from Elections Canada or the riding's Conservative candidate saying the polling station has changed.

The campaign has complained to Elections Canada and the Guelph police.

"This is clearly illegal and has not being conducted or sanctioned by Frank Valeriote or anyone in his campaign," said the statement from the Valeriote campaign.

Ben Grossman said he voted in Guelph at 9:30 a.m. on Monday and when he arrived at his home 30 minutes later, there was a voice mail message from a blocked number telling him the polling station had moved across the city. He said he reported the call to Elections Canada.

Elections Canada is reporting that it has received more than 100 complaints from Kitchener-Waterloo and the Guelph areas. Another dozen complaints were fielded in the Ottawa area.

Kathy Mahoney received a call in the Ottawa area that claimed to be from Elections Canada.

"[The call said] due to higher than normal voter turnout, they were changing our poll station. Then it got maybe a little staticy or garbley. You couldn't hear where the polling station was. And then it left a 1-800 number to call if you had any questions," said Mahoney, who is married to Richard Mahoney, a Liberal candidate in recent elections.

Mahoney tried calling the 1-800 number but there was no response. She said her phone's caller identification feature said the number carried a 450 number, which is from suburban Montreal.

The fictitious phone calls are also plaguing voters on the West Coast.

Elections Canada has received complaints from voters in British Columbia over calls offering false information.

Susan Friend, an Elections Canada official, said the agency never calls voters directly to warn them that polling stations have moved.

"Elections Canada would like to warn voters to disregard any phone calls you have where you are being told to go to a different polling station," Friend said.

The Canada Elections Act says it is prohibited to "wilfully prevent or endeavour to prevent an elector from voting at an election." If a person is guilty of contravening the act, they could face a fine or jail time.[

A different type of voting problem was experienced by several Montreal voters.

When Robin Warren showed up to vote on Monday, she said her name had been crossed off the voter list.

She had to sign an affidavit swearing she had not voted already.

While Warren was at the polling station, she said another woman who lives in the same apartment complex had an identical problem.

"On my way back home after we dealt with all this I ran into another group of ladies outside and all their names were crossed off the list, and they had to go through the same thing of signing affidavits. There's something not right here. There's too many people in one building," Warren said.

Warren said she called Elections Canada to complain but she said the elections agency called the situation an irregularity.

[Hoser McRhizzy]

SEE AMERICANS WE CAN DO IT TOO!!!!

we're just a little more lame


http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/05/02/cv-election-polling-pranks-411.html?ref=rss

Voters in ridings across Canada are being warned not to trust calls telling them to go to different polling stations, according to Elections Canada.

Elections Canada has had reports from several ridings from voters in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia who claim to have been given false information that directed them to the wrong place to vote...

I've been reading about these all day, too.  Overall, it's like they turned up the volume on what went down in 2008 (all those trip-ups to solve a problem with voter fraud we'd never had in Canada).  Except 2 1/2 years ago, the comments sections were where I found people's stories unfiltered by elections canada and teh news.  Now you can't even read what people wrote before the 'blackout.'

My station wasn't marked so that you could see it from the street, it was a different location than last time, 30-35 'officials' sitting behind their long table, and just me on the other side.  They really scrutinized my passport, gas bill and voter id card thingy.  But then, I do come off as kind of crusty.

I hear Guelph got it pretty bad, but here's the little bit that's been reported from my city -

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/984175--polling-station-snags-reported-across-city?bn=1#article

Osorio said the place where the polling station was to be is an empty field. He said sometime later, a new voting card came directing him to the correct polling station at St. Luke's Separate School on Ossington Ave.

John Roche, a resident of 200 Wellesley St. E., said he went to the local community centre to cast his ballot, but was told to come back at 3:30 p.m.. When he returned at 4 p.m., he said, the station did not have official ballot boxes or voting booths. He said an official "found a box" to put the ballots in.

Meanwhile, there was a long lineup of veterans at Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital on Bayview Ave. who were none too pleased about the delays.
Charles Braive, whose father John, 96, is a World War II veteran, says Elections Canada was making "tons of seniors" wait in line to register for a voter's list before they were given a ballot. A lot simply gave up and left, he said.

"A lot of them don't want to wait," Braive said. "They have health problems and incontinence problems. Their caregivers have them down for only an hour."

Besides, I thought greens were just libertarians with blue bins.    Am I hugely off-base?

How so?

My impression was that they were a "individual choice and the logical market will fix it" kinda party.  Don't know much about them, outside of May telling green supporters to vote liberal in 08, which is why I asked.  No offense intended.

[Thurnez Isa]

CONSERVATIVES JUST HIT THE MAJORITY

[Thurnez Isa]

ROGER WAS RIGHT
MINUS THE LAYTON REFERENCE

CRAZY FRENCH GUY LOST HIS OWN RIDING

[Remington]

fuck

[Remington]

To elaborate:

FUCK

[Thurnez Isa]

I FOR ONE WELCOME OUR NEW INTERNET SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
AND OUR PRIVATE INSURANCERS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

[President Television]

That's it. Time to pack up.

[Thurnez Isa]

Where to go
It's not like we live in the United States where we could say, "We're moving to Canada if Palin wins."

Also remember we survived Malroney.

[President Television]

Where to go
It's not like we live in the United States where we could say, "We're moving to Canada if Palin wins."

Also remember we survived Malroney.

Actually, I was thinking America. If I'm going to live with this level of horrormirth, I might as well witness it in its concentrated form.

[Hoser McRhizzy]

fuck

[President Television]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

[Juana]

Where to go
It's not like we live in the United States where we could say, "We're moving to Canada if Palin wins."

Also remember we survived Malroney.

Actually, I was thinking America. If I'm going to live with this level of horrormirth, I might as well witness it in its concentrated form.

[hooplala]

Where is Squeaky Fromme when we need her?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Told ya so.

Do never doubt my prophetic powers.