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View Poll Results: Who are you voting for
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PC
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20.00% |
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Wild Rose
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80 |
20.78% |
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NDP
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36.36% |
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Alberta Part
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7.79% |
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Liberal
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8.57% |
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Not voting
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25 |
6.49% |
05-02-2015, 06:42 PM
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#21
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Scrambler
Calgary Klein - voted Wildrose (special ballot/advanced poll).
Wildrose candidate Jeremy Nixon lost by only ~1000 votes last time. I think it will be much closer this time around.
I'm glad Wildrose stuck together when they were in shambles. In a way it was just as well, no point having people on your team who are going to cross the floor like that anyway.
Part of me wanted to vote for the Alberta Party but there was no candidate for that part in Calgary Klein.
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Jeremy is a good candidate. He is a buddy of mine and I've been helping with his campaign. He has put a lot of time and effort into his campaign and meeting his constituents during both this election and last election.
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05-02-2015, 06:43 PM
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Scoring Winger
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I don't understand the notion of "I'll show them all by not voting."
What message does that send to any leader other then you don't care how you are governed?
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05-02-2015, 07:34 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
I'm in Calgary West so there is no Alberta Party candidate in my riding.
I want the PC's out - it's just unfortunate that in my riding, the PC candidate actually seems like the best candidate.
Lucyshyn in Calgary West probably has the best chance to unseat Ellis, so I'll probably vote Wildrose. I don't think the NDP candidate in this riding has much of a chance, unfortunately.
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Your part of Calgary voted in Rob Anders over and over. That should disqualify it from electing anyone for a period of, let's say, 10 years so people can think about what they've done.
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05-02-2015, 07:45 PM
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#24
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Originally Posted by Sled
I don't understand the notion of "I'll show them all by not voting."
What message does that send to any leader other then you don't care how you are governed?
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Agreed, at least go spoil your ballot if you want to protest.
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05-02-2015, 07:47 PM
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One of the Nine
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How exactly do you spoil a ballot? Write F.U. on it? Not that I'm thinking of doing it, just wondering what that really means. And do they bother reporting how many ballots were spoiled?
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05-02-2015, 09:12 PM
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#26
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Originally Posted by 4X4
How exactly do you spoil a ballot? Write F.U. on it? Not that I'm thinking of doing it, just wondering what that really means. And do they bother reporting how many ballots were spoiled?
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Mark more than one choice. The reason they report the number of spoiled ballots because they are usually only done intentionally and they represent a rejection of the choices.
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05-02-2015, 09:36 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Do they, though? People often lump them on with idiots too dumb to properly fill a ballot. I used to spoil my ballot as a matter of principle, but it really leads nowhere. Wouldn't it be nice to have the "none of the above" choice and if that's the majority, a by-election runs where new candidates need to be nominated?
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05-02-2015, 09:43 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Clinching Party
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
How exactly do you spoil a ballot? Write F.U. on it? Not that I'm thinking of doing it, just wondering what that really means. And do they bother reporting how many ballots were spoiled?
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Many moons ago I worked at a polling station for Elections Canada for a referendum vote.
Can't remember what my title was, but I was "the person that handed you the ballot". Then I counted them when it was over. They were counted several times by several people. Anyway...
The spoiled ballots were set aside in this sad little pile. To be considered spoiled, they either hadn't been marked at all, marked both "yes" and "no", or they had some illegible message scrawled on them with one of those little pencils. Even if they had clearly voted yes or no, if it said anything else, they were spoiled.
We had hundreds of ballots, but maybe two dozen were spoiled. They were counted, put in a separate box, and dropped into the river for all I know. Nobody cared about them. They didn't make a difference, and no protest was noted. They might as well have not existed. Only the person that spoiled the ballot knew that the ballot had been spoiled. It was completely pointless.
So if anyone wants to spoil your ballot, don't bother. A spoiled ballot gets less attention than the ballot for a person who doesn't vote at all. They actually report voter turnout on the news.
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05-02-2015, 09:43 PM
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#29
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Don't just spoil your ballot. Go and officially Refuse or Decline your ballot. Spoiled ballots aren't differentiated between protest votes or people who just screwed up. If you officially Decline your ballot, it is counted separately from spoiled ballots and recorded. It's a measurable way to voice your discontent with the parties.
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05-02-2015, 09:44 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Calgary - Mackay - Nose Hill
I voted Thursday at the advanced poll for Karen McPherson of the NDP.
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05-02-2015, 10:18 PM
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Originally Posted by edslunch
Agreed, at least go spoil your ballot if you want to protest.
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No. Reject your vote. Alberta allows voters to reject their vote on the basis that none of the parties or candidates meet the voters requirements to vote. It's counted separately.
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05-02-2015, 11:07 PM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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I voted Wildrose only because I thought the candidate has the best chance to win against the current PC we have.
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05-02-2015, 11:11 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Where is the Green option? Is my green text sarcasm, or campaigning?
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05-03-2015, 08:09 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by malcolmk14
I'm in Calgary West so there is no Alberta Party candidate in my riding.
I want the PC's out - it's just unfortunate that in my riding, the PC candidate actually seems like the best candidate.
Lucyshyn in Calgary West probably has the best chance to unseat Ellis, so I'll probably vote Wildrose. I don't think the NDP candidate in this riding has much of a chance, unfortunately.
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Yeah I'm in the same boat. Mike Ellis isn't too bad, but I want the PCs out.
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05-03-2015, 09:30 AM
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Franchise Player
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Voting Clark in Elbow. Can't stand Dirks.
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05-03-2015, 09:51 AM
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Franchise Player
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This is mirroring the polls quite closely (lower PC support though). Hmmmm.
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05-03-2015, 09:58 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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NDP (Calgary Acadia)
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05-03-2015, 10:08 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Anyone but PC
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I'll second that and my wife thirds it. Voted yesterday in the advance polling.
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05-03-2015, 10:51 AM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Voted Wildrose - yeah, I know you're shocked - but in this case it was more an anti-PC vote than anything else. They all suck. There is no way in hell I would vote NDP, the Liberals need to just disappear, and the Alberta Party is a one-trick pony at this point. There wasn't exactly much in the way of options.
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Word for word.
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05-03-2015, 10:53 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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3 adults in my house in Airdrie 2 50 years old and 19 year old voting NDP!
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