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[gfish]

Huh. I just got drafted to be a poll monitorscrutineer in the Canadian election Tuesday.

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[tmfkan64.livejournal.com]

The Canadian election needs international observers?

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Actually, this will be on half of the New Democratic Party. But I'm sure in years to come I'll describe the experience as being an international poll monitor, yes. :)

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Arrrrr! A scrutineer be a the one who keeps the buccaneers aboard the ship of state honest, that they not be stealin yer elections!

I know, I know, Talk like a Pirate Day was last month. Sorry.

[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

Heh, vixyish has been singing "But I never thought in a hundred years that I'd join Layton's scruuuuuutineeeers" at us all morning.

[ashley-y.livejournal.com]

To the tune of Barrett's Privateers? "Oh, the year was twenty hundred and eight..."

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Yup! Which is particularly amusing, since I live on Sherbrooke St. in Vancouver.

[ashley-y.livejournal.com]

"...when a letter of dissolution came from the Queen to the scummiest minority government I've ever seen" (sorry, I can't make it scan)

[cow.livejournal.com]

I wonder what the average Albertan would think if they found out the socialists had non-citizen poll captains encouraging their non-citizen friends to come be scrutineers as well?

Ah, lols.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Love the new icon!

[cow.livejournal.com]

hee thanks :D

[tylik.livejournal.com]

They let USAs do that?

[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

This job is being a partisan observer for a political party, so the only important quality is to be a supporter of the party. I don't think non-citizens (or non-Permanent Residents, anyway) could become Elections Canada employees, the people who actually count the votes.

[adularia.livejournal.com]

Does that mean you're a scrutineer for your riding?

Awww, Canada.

[cow.livejournal.com]

He was a scrutineer of the count for a poll, but yeah. Same kind of thing. :)