Million Vote in Advance Polls in Election 2015

This is the only national, non-partisan voting organization that would be able to reach across the country and get voters to the polls.

Strategicvoting.ca says five million votes in 57 electoral districts were “wasted” in the last election because of the “progressive vote divide”.

Polling stations in this province will be open from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. on Monday, a change from the previous 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. voting window.

Elections Canada says a few polling stations have moved since the 2011 election because of new riding boundaries.

My wife was telling me the other day that she had a teacher at Dartmouth High, Mr. Paul Espinola, who taught his class about the importance of voting. And as with every election cycle, I find myself hoping things will change.

One sure way to do that is to vote. “I thought Monday, an hour before (thanksgiving) supper would be a slow time”.

Let’s all volunteer to have our say in our country’s leadership, make this federal election worth the expense and exercise our democratic right. But if the poll tracker number holds, that’s still a large number of swing voters, and in this kind of close race, which could very leave us in a minority government situation, that’s a significant and important chunk of the electorate. This takes away from what leaders actually said, or what was actually discussed in that moment, instead focusing on how many Canadians talked about it.

“I don’t think it’s been tried like this before”, Leadnow spokeswoman Amara Possian told Yahoo Canada News.

To have a chance at winning, the Liberals would have to increase, by 10 times, the number of votes they earned in the last election.

Friday and Monday represented the two busiest advanced voting days in Canadian history, according to Elections Canada – and the Kootenays did their part.

Elections Canada admitted that the increased volume of voters took them by surprise.

That shouldn’t be the case on October. 19, she added.

While it gives many people an easier way to cast their ballot, advance voting puts early-birds at slight disadvantage when it comes to decision making. I am also an advocate of a photo ID requirement.

Should I bring my Voter Identification Card?

A trend of voting ahead that started with the 2008 general election.

The Elections Canada office in Medicine Hat, located at 402 Maple Ave.