Well that's what happens when people are allowed to just set up polling stations which were NOT pre-approved by Elections Canada, yet Elections Canada after the fact states that the votes will count. I think everyone knows of the poll I'm referring to at a certain university campus in Ontario on April 13th. The fact is that Advanced Polls and Special Polls are supposed to be held on the same days, which in this case was April, 2nd, 23rd, and 25th, yet this one was held . Since this poll was neither approved nor adhered to the dates set out to hold such polls, the results should have been rejected, out of hand.
I'm not saying that these students don't have a right to vote but voting comes with it responsibility to strictly follow the rules as stated, and this poll did not adhere to those rules. There is also no guarantee that these same students could not simply go home and vote again in the riding where they normally live when not in school. I have no faith that the election results will be either fair or accurate since the rules have not been strictly followed. The thanks for this comes from a Chief Electoral Officer who seems to make up the rules as he goes. Once this election is over, this guy should be shown the door, never to hold another civil service position as long as he lives. If we have a Chief electoral Officer who takes the rules so lightly, it brings the whole process into question.
