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Old 04-25-2012, 06:24 PM   #699
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Originally Posted by GP_Matt View Post
I am going to bring this up with the party and I think that First Lady alluded to it but I am not sure what the options were. The candidate was elected by the members of the local constituency association to represent the Wildrose in the upcoming election. Does the party then have the option to have his name removed from the ballot? What if the ballot is printed, can they ask elections Alberta to strike out his party affiliation on the ballot?
I am not trying to pick a fight or debate the actions, I am really just not sure what options the party had.
At the point this came out (after nomination deadline) it was likely too late to change the ballots. However if they choose not to run the DRO's at each of the polling stations would have a duty to convey that on E-day. Likewise if they had stepped away from running as Wildrose and ran as an independent; Elections Alberta would have to advise the electorate. Perhaps in the form of notices.
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