Who is voting tomorrow?

[fredr123]

Further to Jolinar's post above, I received these election guidelines from an executive of the Buffalo (I believe) riding. Here's how Saturday's vote will work:
a)Second Ballot Rules

i)If there are three candidates and no candidate receives more than half of the valid ballots cast on the first ballot, a second ballot shall be held between the two candidates who receive the most votes.

ii)If there are more than three (3) candidates, and no one (1) candidate receives more than half the total valid ballots cast on the first ballot a second ballot shall be held. Only the three (3) candidates who receive the most votes shall be included in the second ballot.

iii)The second ballot shall be decided by a preferential ballot in which eligible voters shall indicate both a first and second choice. The ballot paper will be valid if only one choice is selected.

iv)The candidate who receives more than half the total valid ballots cast as the first choice, shall be declared the elected leader of the Association.

v)If no candidate obtains more than half the total valid ballots as first choice, the candidate who receives the lowest number of first choice votes shall be eliminated. The second choices of those who voted for the eliminated candidate shall be transferred to the other two candidates and counted in order to determine the winner.

[Flames in 07]

Translation: very likely that Stelmach is the next premier.

All he has to do is get into the final two (which he is shaping up to do) He is both Dinning's and Morton's second pick behind themselves.

[automaton 3]

I missed voting last week but I'll be there on Saturday...

I'm firmly convinced that Stelmach is the man.

Morton's strong Alberta ideas are appealing, but I'm not a fan of his social conservatism.

Dinning is too cozy with big oil for my liking...especially when we as a province should be re-thinking the way royalties are calculated IMO.

[fredr123]

iii)The second ballot shall be decided by a preferential ballot in which eligible voters shall indicate both a first and second choice. The ballot paper will be valid if only one choice is selected.

I found that last bit interesting...

[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by automaton 3

Dinning is too cozy with big oil for my liking...especially when we as a province should be re-thinking the way royalties are calculated IMO.

Has Morton said he would re-evaluate the way oil royalties are paid in favour of the province? That would be pretty interesting... I wouldn't mind seeing that personally, though I thought that was a bit of a 'leftist' concept.