Election Night (Canada) Party

[bjarvis]

From the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC:

Join fellow Connect2Canada members and other interested viewers in watching coverage of the Canadian federal election results on January 23, 2006. Enjoy appetizers from the Elephant & Castle and discounted Molson beverages. This event was made possible courtesy of the Canadian Embassy, the Elephant & Castle Restaurant and Molson.

Date: Monday, January 23, 2006
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Elephant & Castle, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Please click here to RSVP for this event.


I'm undecided yet about going. Since I have satellite service from Canada, I could watch the results roll in at home just as easily as in downtown DC, and I won't have to drive home depressed if the neo-puritans Conservatives win a majority.

Comments

[beartalon.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, but while I want to vote, I want to take the option people have been recently telling me about: a "decline". Where you take your ballot, leave it unmarked, and hand it back stating, "I decline this ballot".

It is then not marked as a ruined ballot and tossed out, it actually gets counted, but since I can't find this option on the Elections Canada website, I don't know how they affect any electoral process and because of that, I won't use the option.

The only time the website mentioned declining a vote is a bill to be passed in the House of Commons to make declining a private form of vote. Right now you have to make the statment in front of the voting officers (and everyone else in the room at the time) and THEY record it.

I'd like to see more options on a ballot. A YES column so I can pick the ONE person I want to vote for and a NO column so I can tell who I won't, even if I can't decide on a YES.