Too late to Vote?

[Funny321]

Alright I just voted, and I think the election lady was hitting on me infront of the whole line which threw me off a bit. While I was standing in line, every time I looked over she was staring at me and smiling, then when I showed her my ID she was like "I like you're picture" in a girly voice. So I just said "Thanks" and then she muttered "cute". Even the election guy beside her gave her a look like "what are you doing"

I had to read some declaration too which I didn't know about, and also the names of Harper and Trudeau were no where to be seen on the ballot, just some people I've never heard of.

I'll bypass the first part as it's not relevant to a political discussion. As for the second, we don't vote for the leaders of the country in Canada. We vote for our local members of parliament and the leader of the winning party becomes PM.

Voting is better than not voting. Next time, try and do a bit of researching regarding our parliamentary system, the platform.s of the parties, and the particular platforms of your local MP candidates.

 

[Googled]

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/national-post-view-our-choice-for-government

Highlights
-We did not reach this conclusion lightly. We endorsed the Conservatives in the 2011 election that returned a majority government led by Stephen Harper. Yet the four years since, while successful in some important respects, have tempered our enthusiasm.
-There are legitimate failings on the Conservative record — we discussed them at length in a recent editorial that addressed the party’s record on accountability and respecting our democratic institutions — but Harper’s actual policy achievements and positions must not be overlooked.
- Income splitting, for instance, is right and fair. Families operate as economic units, and should be taxed that way — especially because many spouses choose to remain at home to care for children (a cause the Tories have admirably championed during their time in office). The expansion of Tax-Free Savings Accounts, similarly, encourages Canadians to build wealth and prepare for retirement, reducing the punishing tax burden currently imposed on Canadians who dare invest their own hard-earned money.
-The Liberal party, for its part, has run a creditable campaign, in part buttressed by the absence of adult expectations most Canadians had for its leader, Justin Trudeau. While the Liberal leader has held his own, both in the debates and on the campaign trail, he remains one of the least qualified people to be seriously considered for the role of head of government in the modern history of the Westminster parliamentary system. Trudeau’s close relationship to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, in combination with his pledge to unbalance the balanced budget, also gives us pause. Ontario’s enfeebled state should have served as a warning as to the dangers of promising governments so big only borrowed money can sustain them. That Trudeau has apparently taken the opposite lesson is cause for concern.

As a long time fiscal conservative it pains me to watch Harper get tangled up in social issues that he seems out of touch on. Cyber spying, niqab, and ahem prostitution. I think he is the best candidate to look after our economy and he's the least Pie in the Sky, imagining a utopian Canada, with robin hood style politics steal from the rich give to the poor, hey who can disagree with that on the surface right?

 

[drlove]

Alright I just voted, and I think the election lady was hitting on me infront of the whole line which threw me off a bit. While I was standing in line, every time I looked over she was staring at me and smiling, then when I showed her my ID she was like "I like you're picture" in a girly voice. So I just said "Thanks" and then she muttered "cute". Even the election guy beside her gave her a look like "what are you doing"

I had to read some declaration too which I didn't know about, and also the names of Harper and Trudeau were no where to be seen on the ballot, just some people I've never heard of.

You should have given her your number! I would have... (depending of course, on how good looking she was)! lol

 

[goalie000]

Can't find the link but the Sun Chain endorsed the Conservatives too.

 

[Butler1000]

Don't listen to butler_ vote_ your vote counts as much as his- we need to encourage first time voters not suppress their desire to vote

I never once said don't vote. Just perhaps he could take the time to say Google election Canada. And perhaps take a moment to think about his choice.

He can vote according to his mind and heart. All I ask is people vote with information and opinions formulated with facts.

Even he has acknowledged my post.

This isn't one of your supposed "voter suppresion" tactics. It's a call to pay attention to your country. And do right by her.

 

[oldjones]

I was unable to vote. I went today to do so, I brought all myID, and mail etc. Two ID have my previous etobicoke address, one has the address I had in highschool, and my mail has current one. I was told to go to etocike as I apparently am not allowed to vote at my school?
I won't have time to make it there before it closes.

Did this happen to anyone else

At 8:00AM I set up the polling station I worked at and finally finished the count and turned in my ballot box at 10:30PM. After that long day, and with the doors open for a full twelve hours I am really saddened to hear of people who say they couldn't vote:

To vote in a federal election you must: 1) Be a Canadian citizen. 2) Be over 18. 3) Be a resident of the riding where you're trying to vote.

There is no American-style requirement to pre-register, but we (Elections Canada) have a permanent list of qualified voters and do our best to keep it up to date. As has been mentioned, filing your income tax and ticking the 'share with Elections Canada' option gets most people on it.

So most people, just have to show up at the polling place set up for you and your neighbours with the ID to prove you are the person named living at the listed address. Without proof of name you are SoL, but, as long as all they're doing is matching you up to their list, if you can find a documented voter to take an oath that they know you, and where you live, you can even manage without paperwork for the address bit. If you're trying to vote at the wrong place, they won't have your particular list, but they will be able to tell you the right place to go.

If you are not on the list, you still get to vote by proving your name and address with credible documentation and swearing to your citizenship and age. That allows you to vote then and there, and gets you on the list for next time. Once again you must do that at the voting place for people who live where you do. However as long as you get in the door of the proper place before polls close (9:30PM in Ontario) you will be processed and can vote, no matter how many last-second folks there are.

Of course the best thing is to realize you aren't on any list (like you didn't get a purple card and all your neighbours did. Or just Google Am I on the voters list?) and take care of it beforehand. Any candidate's office, or party office should be happy to help you get that going, and the Elections Canada website would get you to the proper local office. There's one per district, and they were open about six weeks before the vote. That would get you on the list for The Day. Certainly they'd all be happy to tell you where you are supposed to vote and that too is a Google away.

Of course the same on-the-spot procedures were available at the four days of advance polls. Even if you're someone not at a permanent address like a student away from home, or a person in a temporary shelter, hospital or nursing home, there are special arrangements you can make so you can vote there. But 'away from where you live' arrangements mean getting you off the list for the address you won't be voting at and as you can understand, that takes a tad longer. Those you do not do on the spot on the day.

Please keep in mind: A few unfortunate Americanisms have recently crept in, but our system is meant to get people to vote, not keep them from voting. Really, all you have to do is get to the right place at the right time with a minimal amount of proof of who you are and where you live.

We want your vote. I hope for better next time for you and all of us.

 

[bolt.upright]

Yes, it's too late to vote now.

 

[bestman007]

Yes, it's too late to vote now.

Thanks for that tidbit Captain Obvious!!!!!!!!

 

[1HandInMyPocket]

...Of course the same on-the-spot procedures were available at the four days of advance polls. Even if you're someone not at a permanent address like a student away from home, or a person in a temporary shelter, hospital or nursing home, there are special arrangements you can make so you can vote there. But 'away from where you live' arrangements mean getting you off the list for the address you won't be voting at and as you can understand, that takes a tad longer. Those you do not do on the spot on the day.

Please keep in mind: A few unfortunate Americanisms have recently crept in, but our system is meant to get people to vote, not keep them from voting. Really, all you have to do is get to the right place at the right time with a minimal amount of proof of who you are and where you live.

We want your vote. I hope for better next time for you and all of us.

I know it's a week late but for future reference to others

1) Besides voting on the 4 advance poll dates (which you have to do at your specific polling place) you can vote by special ballot at ANY returning office as soon as election is called and the office is open up until about the day after the last advance polling date. You fill out an application form, either in person or beforehand on-line (and bring it in), and depending on when you go, you may have to actually write in the candidate's name. BRING ID.

2) WRT the above, you can also request a special ballot by mail so you can vote from home.

3) During advance/ordinary polling date, call up (almost) any of the local political party's office and they might drive you to your polling station.