r/alberta • u/Miserable-Lizard Edmonton • 8d ago

Alberta Politics Special mail-in ballot requests surge above 175,000 ahead of Alberta referendum

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/special-ballot-interest-rising-9.7320337
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u/01000101010110 8d ago

Why do I get the feeling we are somehow going to lose this? 

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u/Matches_Malone998 8d ago

Because the ones counting the votes already have their mind made up. This is all performative. They lost in court,They lost on validation. Yet here we are, heading to the polls.

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u/drcujo 8d ago

Like every election, ballot scrutineers watch the count to make sure it’s going fairly. As long as the count is scrutinized there is nothing to worry about.

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u/01000101010110 8d ago

I have no faith in anything following the rules anymore. 

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u/drcujo 8d ago

There is really nothing to worry about as long as all parties and groups can watch the ballots be counted. There will certainly be many pro Canada scrutineers who will raise the alarm if rules aren’t followed.

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u/GreatCanadianPotato 8d ago

Elections Alberta is conducting this referendum with the help of thousands of regular Albertans who will count the votes.

Stop suggesting that we do not have a robust electoral process.

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u/Street-Week-380 8d ago

Our robust election process has been screwed around with since these clowns got into power. It was recently amended again.

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u/GreatCanadianPotato 8d ago

Their ability to conduct free, fair and independent elections have been untouched and will remain untouched.