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arikara

(5,562 posts)
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:25 PM Sep 2015

Elections Canada warns staff to watch for dirty 'voter suppression' tricks

Elections Canada has quietly warned staff to be on the lookout for increasingly sophisticated tactics aimed at discouraging — or even stopping — voters from casting a ballot.

The advanced voter suppression techniques flourishing in the United States are likely to spill into other countries, employees were advised in a presentation aimed at raising awareness prior to the Oct. 19 federal election.

The digital revolution has fuelled intensive data analysis south of the border that allows political parties to zero in on people who support rival candidates and then find ways to prevent them from voting.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-federal-election-voter-suppression-1.3236839

If Harper should cheat his way into another win, I have no doubt he will complete the gutting of Elections Canada. Whoever put out this warning will be first out the door.

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Elections Canada warns staff to watch for dirty 'voter suppression' tricks (Original Post) arikara Sep 2015 OP
Time to open that Canadian Tire store. louis-t Sep 2015 #1
Kudos to Elections Canada! Spazito Sep 2015 #2
I have no illusions that the CONs will not cheat, it's encoded in their DNA. nt arthritisR_US Sep 2015 #3

Spazito

(55,204 posts)
2. Kudos to Elections Canada!
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:52 PM
Sep 2015

The "Harper government" has imported the voter suppression tactics from the US repubs as well as cut EC's budget, tried to marginalize their effectiveness in getting out the vote, legislated severe limitations to their power and responsibility, done just about everything to block voters they know are not likely to vote for them. I fully expect challenges from the rabid right regarding identification now that the Cons have legislated that too.

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