OT: Get out there and vote!

[James Knott]

James Knott wrote:
> Drew Hamilton wrote:
> 
>> Continuing the off-topic thread, was anyone else upset by the way that 
>> the
>> vote was handled?  I had the following issues with my polling place:
>>
>> 1)  I didn't have to prove that I was a Canadian citizen before they
>>     let me add myself to the list of eligible electors.  All that they
>>     cared about was that I lived in the building that the polling place
>>     was.  I'd estimate that over 50% of my building's tenants are not
>>     Canadian citizens, so that was probably an important thing to check.
> 
> 
> I was asked for proof of identity.  Is Canadian citizenship required for 
> local elections?

Forgot to mention.  I was already on the list and merely proving I was 
who I claimed to be.  It may take a bit more, to get on the list.



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