• the fed election

    From August Abolins@1:153/757.2 to All on Sun Sep 12 09:47:23 2021
    So.. whatcha y'all thinking about the advance call for another federal election?

    I voted in the advance polls yesterday. I noticed a couple of things quite different.

    [1] the ballot actually mentioned the party for each candidate. I always wondered why they never had that in the past. As a result, I think I ended up voting for the wrong candidate the very first time I was old enough to vote.

    [2] covid theatre was in full force. Free masks were available. Hand sanitation was required. They even required that I "sign" (including my telephone number) a registry. I actually had to pause as I realized that I forgot my own phone number for a moment. :D The problem with the registry is that it failed to provide a record WHEN my visit occurred. I mean.. there was no date or TIME column. But the venue was empty. Gee.. I hope that I don't get a call to tell me that my health may have been compromised. LOL The "workers" were all at their stations, and I was the only active voter in the facility during my 3 minute visit.
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    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2)