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laundry_queen

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7. I'll try

Reply to artislife (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:58 AM

Oct 2015

Anyone can vote - even if they aren't registered, so no one technically gets thrown off the rolls. If you are a citizen 18 years and older and have your id, you can vote.

No blatant gerrymandering - I do believe the law says only non partisan independent panels can decide where the borders of each riding are drawn. Here is what wikipedia says:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_district_(Canada)#Boundary_review.

And felons can vote. Even in prison.

HTH!

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Canadian elections and their process [View all] artislife Oct 2015 OP

Also, their campaign periods are measured in weeks, not years Electric Monk Oct 2015 #1

I have been in two other countries during their elections artislife Oct 2015 #2

I voted in my first Canadian election yesterday. Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2015 #3

Bet Harper is regretting calling the longest campaign in history because he thought the more money Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #4

Cant wait for the commercials to stop Mr.Squirreleo Oct 2015 #5

Serious questions artislife Oct 2015 #6

I'll try laundry_queen Oct 2015 #7

I never understood losing your right to vote because of a crime artislife Oct 2015 #8