Comments on: Students Systemically Denied the Right to Vote http://lawiscool.com/2008/10/16/students-systemically-denied-the-right-to-vote/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eric http://lawiscool.com/2008/10/16/students-systemically-denied-the-right-to-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-3553 Eric Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:52:17 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=967#comment-3553 I observed an individual turned away from my polling station after showing up with his passport. I don't understand why the most secure form of identity this country produces isn't sufficient to vote. It should be straightforward to cross reference names / document numbers to catch the few (if any) people who attempt voter fraud. I worked as a poll clerk a few elections ago. Back then the spirit and interpretation of the elections act was for poll staff to do everything possible to allow each person to vote. In essence we were to assume that each voter had honourable intentions. Now it seems that we are to assume each voter is a potential fraudster. I observed an individual turned away from my polling station after showing up with his passport. I don’t understand why the most secure form of identity this country produces isn’t sufficient to vote. It should be straightforward to cross reference names / document numbers to catch the few (if any) people who attempt voter fraud.

I worked as a poll clerk a few elections ago. Back then the spirit and interpretation of the elections act was for poll staff to do everything possible to allow each person to vote. In essence we were to assume that each voter had honourable intentions. Now it seems that we are to assume each voter is a potential fraudster.

]]> By: Timothy http://lawiscool.com/2008/10/16/students-systemically-denied-the-right-to-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Timothy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:59:03 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=967#comment-3552 It is extremely HARD for someone without a car to vote in the suburbs. It is extremely HARD for someone without a car to vote in the suburbs. It is time to make the federal election day a national holiday so that more young people can get out and vote. The poor voter turnout is hurting democracy. ------ The problem is most students use their parent's address for taxes, driver license, health card and don't actually live there. Students move every few months and need an easy way of updating their current address with Elections Canada. It is extremely HARD for someone without a car to vote in the suburbs.
It is extremely HARD for someone without a car to vote in the suburbs.

It is time to make the federal election day a national holiday so that more young people can get out and vote.
The poor voter turnout is hurting democracy.

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The problem is most students use their parent’s address for taxes, driver license, health card and don’t actually live there.

Students move every few months and need an easy way of updating their current address with Elections Canada.

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