[GT] Alberta Votes 2023.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by getbak

Are they? My ballot wasn't machine readable. It was the old-fashioned mark an X and fold it up type.

Mine was fill in a dot and feed it in the scanner.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by troutman

If Notley departs as leader, Mr. Shepherd has some charisma:

https://davidshepherd.albertandp.ca/

Not with that bow tie.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Mine was fill in a dot and feed it in the scanner.

Weird. I would have thought they'd all be the same.

[GGG]

Morrinville St. Albert the 338 majority deciding riding is UCP by 100 votes with about 5000 counted.

So looks like a long night

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Yeah. UCP win emboldens TBA and far right federal candidates as well. I think we are in for four years of Smith. Way to Berta.

Yeah, there's no reason for them to course correct, if they even want to, if there's no consequence for this path.

[Patek23]

Originally Posted by Bonded

So private companies will come and build all the necessary healthcare infrastructure multiple times over to complete with government infrastructure?

You don't think there isn't money to be made for a company or group of individuals to invest in some x-ray machines in an office or hire some lab techs for blood samples? It's not like I'm dreaming of Goldman Sachs coming in to build us a new hospital. But allowing a truly private sector to form in areas we are severely lacking could help wait times much quicker than a bunch of government money fumbling its way through AHS. Opening a private sector costs zero tax dollars and actually would bring more in.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by GGG

What basis would you use to say it’s not looking good? Any particular riding with meaningful quantity you are looking at?

Just the early numbers, and a hunch. That's all.

[Ferarri]

Apologies haven’t been able to follow. Is it looking like a bad night for the NDP?

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Muta

Just the early numbers, and a hunch. That's all.

Fair enough, I don’t think it’s much changed from the 75/25 offs I figured going in

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Ferarri

Apologies haven’t been able to follow. Is it looking like a bad night for the NDP?

Well probably won't win tonight in all likelihood, but gaining seats for sure. Closest election in Alberta history most likely and that's got to be a bad trend for the conservative vote machine.

[BigNumbers]

This is a joke - what’s taking so long for results to come in?

[agulati]

Originally Posted by Ferarri

Apologies haven’t been able to follow. Is it looking like a bad night for the NDP?

Looking like a bad night for elections Alberta so far.

[Jacks]

Makes sense that they are holding advance voting numbers until that late poll closes at 9:45pm.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Patek23

You don't think there isn't money to be made for a company or group of individuals to invest in some x-ray machines in an office or hire some lab techs for blood samples? It's not like I'm dreaming of Goldman Sachs coming in to build us a new hospital. But allowing a truly private sector to form in areas we are severely lacking could help wait times much quicker than a bunch of government money fumbling its way through AHS. Opening a private sector costs zero tax dollars and actually would bring more in.

Not at large enough demand levels that would meaningfully reduce wait times I’m the public system. I think most people choose to wait two weeks for a blood result or 4 hours for an X-ray versus paying for a quicker turn around.

[burn_this_city]

Why is one poll open until 945?

[agulati]

Originally Posted by BigNumbers

This is a joke - what’s taking so long for results to come in?

Appropriate username.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by nik-

Yeah, there's no reason for them to course correct, if they even want to, if there's no consequence for this path.

Yup. I think this is a litmus test to see how far right of a leader can be elected in Canada. Smith was not an accidental choice and had money and support behind her.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Why is one poll open until 945?

Some sort of problem caused them to open late so they extended the voting time.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Why is one poll open until 945?

Someone forgot to open it on time, so they have to have it open for enough hours.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by BigNumbers

This is a joke - what’s taking so long for results to come in?

In previous years, in each polling location, there were multiple boxes, each one was a poll. When one box was done, they could report it.

This year, they are combining all of the boxes into one poll, so they have to wait until ALL the boxes are counted before they report.