Voting Problems / Beacon Herald Article

I have heard from a number of people about the problems they had with the computer and phone voting system.

I have had calls and emails from citizens who were not able to vote. They tried to vote at the traditional time between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on election day but were cut off in the middle, couldn't log on, didn't know the polls were extended an extra hour and were prevented from casting their vote (a number would have been for me). Many also felt that the sense of coming together as a community to vote at polling stations was lost. And re-counts? Accuracy? Voting online was easy before Monday late afternoon but lacking in a sense of occasion in my experience. I could not get onto the candidates web page Monday after 5 p.m. If you or any in your network have had any issues around the voting system this is the message from Joan Thomson, City Clerk:  

"If members of the Public wish to provide feedback on the InteliVote System, they can submit written comments to the attention of the City Clerks Office -  Corporate Services Department, City of Stratford, City Hall, P.O. Box 818, Stratford, Ontario  N5A 6W1 or election@city.stratford.on.ca" 

Sending a letter will be more effective and get more attention than an email. 


This is the link to the Beacon Article:

http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2817194