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Don't look now, but the never-ending election in Terrebonne might not be over!

A Terrebonne resident is claiming that she voted by mail well in advance of the deadline for the Bloc candidate, but that her vote was marked "return to sender" by Canada Post and delivered back to her after the election. And that this happened because Elections Canada printed the wrong return address on her return envelope. Elections Canada is currently investigating:


...if her vote is counted, the 1-vote lead by the Liberal candidate will turn into a tie between the Bloc & the Liberals. As for what happens next from there, the rules vary from province to province and some of them are hilarious. But in Quebec it'd mean a byelection:


B.Cbyelection
Albertabyelection
Saskatchewanseat becomes vacant
Manitobabyelection
Ontarioreturning officer casts deciding vote
Quebecbyelection
New Brunswickreturning officer casts deciding vote
Nova Scotiaeach candidate's name is written on a separate piece of paper; the paper is put in box, which is then shaken; candidate whose name is on withdrawn paper is winner
P.E.I.coin toss
Newfoundland and Labradorbyelection
Yukondrawing of lots
N.W.T.byelection
Nunavutbyelection
 
LeafGm said:
Don't look now, but the never-ending election in Terrebonne might not be over!

A Terrebonne resident is claiming that she voted by mail well in advance of the deadline for the Bloc candidate, but that her vote was marked "return to sender" by Canada Post and delivered back to her after the election. And that this happened because Elections Canada printed the wrong return address on her return envelope. Elections Canada is currently investigating:


...if her vote is counted, the 1-vote lead by the Liberal candidate will turn into a tie between the Bloc & the Liberals. As for what happens next from there, the rules vary from province to province and some of them are hilarious. But in Quebec it'd mean a byelection:


B.Cbyelection
Albertabyelection
Saskatchewanseat becomes vacant
Manitobabyelection
Ontarioreturning officer casts deciding vote
Quebecbyelection
New Brunswickreturning officer casts deciding vote
Nova Scotiaeach candidate's name is written on a separate piece of paper; the paper is put in box, which is then shaken; candidate whose name is on withdrawn paper is winner
P.E.I.coin toss
Newfoundland and Labradorbyelection
Yukondrawing of lots
N.W.T.byelection
Nunavutbyelection
Click to expand...
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that your vote does not matter
 
LeafGm said:
Don't look now, but the never-ending election in Terrebonne might not be over!

A Terrebonne resident is claiming that she voted by mail well in advance of the deadline for the Bloc candidate, but that her vote was marked "return to sender" by Canada Post and delivered back to her after the election. And that this happened because Elections Canada printed the wrong return address on her return envelope. Elections Canada is currently investigating:


...if her vote is counted, the 1-vote lead by the Liberal candidate will turn into a tie between the Bloc & the Liberals. As for what happens next from there, the rules vary from province to province and some of them are hilarious. But in Quebec it'd mean a byelection:


B.Cbyelection
Albertabyelection
Saskatchewanseat becomes vacant
Manitobabyelection
Ontarioreturning officer casts deciding vote
Quebecbyelection
New Brunswickreturning officer casts deciding vote
Nova Scotiaeach candidate's name is written on a separate piece of paper; the paper is put in box, which is then shaken; candidate whose name is on withdrawn paper is winner
P.E.I.coin toss
Newfoundland and Labradorbyelection
Yukondrawing of lots
N.W.T.byelection
Nunavutbyelection
Click to expand...

I don't think they would simply count her one vote and declare a tie, but if if they found more people that it impacted, given how close the race is, I could certainly see them declare that due to those issues, they are pushing it to a byelection.

But yeah, things can be tight. I remember working on a campaign in 2008 where after the recount, the margin was like 17 votes. Definitely had a few people who pulled the "oh if I'd known it was going to be that close, I would have gone out to vote..."
 
LeafGm said:
Don't look now, but the never-ending election in Terrebonne might not be over!

A Terrebonne resident is claiming that she voted by mail well in advance of the deadline for the Bloc candidate, but that her vote was marked "return to sender" by Canada Post and delivered back to her after the election. And that this happened because Elections Canada printed the wrong return address on her return envelope. Elections Canada is currently investigating:


...if her vote is counted, the 1-vote lead by the Liberal candidate will turn into a tie between the Bloc & the Liberals. As for what happens next from there, the rules vary from province to province and some of them are hilarious. But in Quebec it'd mean a byelection:


B.Cbyelection
Albertabyelection
Saskatchewanseat becomes vacant
Manitobabyelection
Ontarioreturning officer casts deciding vote
Quebecbyelection
New Brunswickreturning officer casts deciding vote
Nova Scotiaeach candidate's name is written on a separate piece of paper; the paper is put in box, which is then shaken; candidate whose name is on withdrawn paper is winner
P.E.I.coin toss
Newfoundland and Labradorbyelection
Yukondrawing of lots
N.W.T.byelection
Nunavutbyelection
Click to expand...
only thing missing is a game of paper-rock-scissors
 
I think it should be some sort of test of physical strength between the candidates. use ratios to gender and body mass to be fair and inclusive because we're an advanced democracy of course, yeah, feats of strength pls.
 
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