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Originally Posted by Jacks
Not only that but I can tell you first hand that Elections Alberta has already been instructed to have polling stations set up for February. This includes renting the space, furniture, etc. as well as paying money to the officers in charge of the poll. They are just sitting in a holding pattern, paying rent, until Redford decides to get off the pot.
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For the first time in history all Returning Officers and DRO are in place in advance of the election.
http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20...tacts_2012.pdf
This was due to the change in legislation that allows the Chief Electoral Officer hire directly; rather than getting referrals from governing party right around the writ drop.
I think this should have a huge impact on how smoothly things will go on E-day.