I took advantage of #AdvancedPolls to vote for #Edmonton's #municipal #election today.
Got off to a bit of a rough start when the very first person I had to interact with kept insisting that I wouldn't be able to vote with the ID I carried -- photo ID* plus a utility bill. 😳
Given I've voted like this for DECADES at every level of government, and as always had double-checked the rules before heading to the polls, I was not impressed. She did finally pass me along to the next stage where, as I well knew, my ID was perfectly in order.
I mentioned the incident to the second volunteer as I was quite concerned over the potential for her convincing people to leave as she definitely didn't understand the rules -- I was assured follow up will be happening. ❤️
*My photo ID does not match my residence, so I bring a utility bill as well that shows the service site of my residence, as per the election rules.
Know your rights/ID requirements!
#yeg
#elxn
#yegelxn
#abelxn25
Likely Jan Lukas
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