Delays of over an hour at least at some polls in downtown Toronto. Apparently Elections Canada was not expecting much of a turnout. Well, maybe they are just out of practice, as elections are so infrequent.If this happens to you, you can complain via the 1-800 number on the voting card - as long as you believe that there is anybody at Elections Canada who gives a sh*t about you wasting 90 minutes of your day.
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My wife and I voted in Kitchener Waterloo and there is a new procedure whereby they have to write down your name, address and poll number and then have you sign it. This process definitely bogged things down. There were about 10 people in front of us and it took a good 20 minutes to get done.
Working advance polls for Ottawa riding -- we are seeing heavy turn out -- initial confusion/slow start by polling officials has improved as day goes on so hopefully the kinks are worked out; think they were surprised a bit also by the line ups at noon; turn out is certainly greater than expected --
I just voted in James Moore's BC riding of Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. A steady crowd, very grey. Took about 10 minutes all told.
Progressive Elections Canada is too busy prosecuting Conservatives for having a different interpretation of the changes to the Act; therefore, they have no resources to spend on their real mandate.
Just voted in St. Albert Alberta and the crowds were unbelievable! The people working the stations were exhausted and stating to get overwhelmed. I'm hoping this is a good sign.
The poll that I was scrutineering was lined up before the doors opened. It was steady for 3 hours and the mumbling were grumblings. They are terrified of a coalition and feel powerless other than expressing it with this vote.
As a scrutineer, I was silent but I did sit there smiling at them all understanding everything they were voicing.
The sad thing is the statement that politicians love to chant, "the people have spoken" and in this country, that is not always true.
I drove a few disabled people to the polls for my local candidate and the lines were huge. Sounds like it might be nation wide. I'm on the west coast. I hope it's a good sign!
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