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Advance polls open in Alberta byelection with 214 candidates, historic blank ballots
BATTLE RIVER-CROWFOOT RIDING, ALBERTA, CANADA, AUG 8 – The byelection features a record 214 candidates, with special write-in ballots provided to accommodate the unprecedented number, Elections Canada said.
- Advance polls have opened for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot by-election, which features a record 214 candidates running for the seat.
- Elections Canada requires voters to fill out a blank ballot with their preferred candidate's name.
- The Longest Ballot Committee is a protest group leading many of the candidates in this election.
- Voting may be challenging for people with vision problems and the elderly.
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Advance polling stations for the Battle River–Crowfoot by-election open Friday.
·Montreal, Canada
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Solid reasons to lower the voting age to 16
With recent news covering referendums in Alberta, the Longest Ballot Committee signing up more than 200 candidates in the Battle River–Crowfoot byelection to protest for electoral reform, and a Canadian senator calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16 — as Britain has recently done — there has been renewed discussion around democratic engagement.
·Calgary, Canada
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Total News Sources51
Leaning Left31Leaning Right2Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution66% Left
Bias Distribution
- 66% of the sources lean Left
66% Left
L 66%
C 30%
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