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Oct. 14th, 2008 07:52 amToday's the election day. It's in the hands of the voters now.
The tree across the street from our apartment went orange overnight. I'm taking it as a good portent.
Portents aside, parties, pundits, and pollsters from across the politicial spectrum think the NDP's going to do better tonight than last election. The only question is how well.
Of course, it doesn't matter how many people like us if they don't vote. All NDP supporters who haven't been to the polls yet have to get there today. You can find your polling station by typing your postal code in here -- it's usually just a couple blocks away.
You need some proof of who you are, but they'll take pretty much anything -- photo ID, a bank card with your name on it, a neighbour who'll vouch for who you are. Proof of address -- like a bill or bank statement or those voter cards that arrive by mail -- are also needed.
ETA: Just a reminder -- it's highly illegal to reveal election results anywhere the polls haven't closed yet. That means that when the polls close here in Eastern Daylight Time at 9:30 pm, it's illegal to let anyone on the Prairies or BC know the results.
The TV stations do a news blackout, but most people don't realize that it includes all forms of communication -- including e-mail and social networking sites. Elections Canada has indicated that it plans to enforce the law against social networking sites, and they don't make idle threats.
It becomes legal to publish the results from coast-to-coast-to-coast at exactly half an hour after midnight.
The tree across the street from our apartment went orange overnight. I'm taking it as a good portent.
Portents aside, parties, pundits, and pollsters from across the politicial spectrum think the NDP's going to do better tonight than last election. The only question is how well.
Of course, it doesn't matter how many people like us if they don't vote. All NDP supporters who haven't been to the polls yet have to get there today. You can find your polling station by typing your postal code in here -- it's usually just a couple blocks away.
You need some proof of who you are, but they'll take pretty much anything -- photo ID, a bank card with your name on it, a neighbour who'll vouch for who you are. Proof of address -- like a bill or bank statement or those voter cards that arrive by mail -- are also needed.
ETA: Just a reminder -- it's highly illegal to reveal election results anywhere the polls haven't closed yet. That means that when the polls close here in Eastern Daylight Time at 9:30 pm, it's illegal to let anyone on the Prairies or BC know the results.
The TV stations do a news blackout, but most people don't realize that it includes all forms of communication -- including e-mail and social networking sites. Elections Canada has indicated that it plans to enforce the law against social networking sites, and they don't make idle threats.
It becomes legal to publish the results from coast-to-coast-to-coast at exactly half an hour after midnight.