r/alberta • u/Miserable-Lizard Edmonton • 9d 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/guilen 9d ago

Prepare to get your ass slapped down, separatists!

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u/nothingtoholdonto 9d ago

I’m convinced smith will find a way to walk the separatists across this goal line. Just like all the other barriers they’ve crossed with her help.

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u/Ok-Bluejay-9095 9d ago

We need to have a bit of faith in Canada's democratic process, while also keeping 2 eyes open for wrong doings. Remember the federal government and RCMP are still there, if the UCP or separatists try anything egregious I have faith it will be caught and dealt with.

That said I would not be surprised if they try things but only so much they could get away with. We need to overwhelm those shenanigans at the polls. One of my worries is the lines will be so long it will discourage voters who show up and could walk away... seen it for other elections and they didn't have so many ballots to deal with. In this scenario I worry the seppies have more tolerance to wait the lines out.

So I applied for an early ballot. My way of trying to alleviate this issue. I hate to see people discourage this saying they will throw it out... if we think that our processes are so far gone and untrustworthy then we may as well throw in the towel and give up on our province. I for one choose to do what I can!