Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Monday, June 28, 2004 Voters Urged Not to Eat Their Ballots VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadians went to the polls in a federal election on Monday with a firm warning from election officials: Please do not eat your ballots. " Eating a ballot, not returning it or otherwise destroying or defacing it constitutes a serious breach of the Canada Elections Act, " Elections Canada warns on its Internet site. The issue was of sufficient concern to warrant inclusion in the site's " Frequency asked Questions " section, above answers to such inquiries as " Why should I vote? " and " Am I registered? " Three Alberta men were charged with eating their paper ballots during Canada's last federal election, in 2000. The members of the Edible Ballot Society were protesting against what they said was a lack of real choice among candidates. 2000 Netscape. All rights reserved. If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe. ~ Lord Salisbury, British prime minister(1830-1903) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Were the " paper ballots " Atkins friendly or something. > Monday, June 28, 2004 > Voters Urged Not to Eat Their Ballots > > VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadians went to the polls in a > federal election on Monday with a firm warning from election officials: > Please do not eat your ballots. > > " Eating a ballot, not returning it or otherwise destroying or defacing it > constitutes a serious breach of the Canada Elections Act, " Elections > Canada warns on its Internet site. > > The issue was of sufficient concern to warrant inclusion in the site's > " Frequency asked Questions " section, above answers to such inquiries as > " Why should I vote? " and " Am I registered? " > > Three Alberta men were charged with eating their paper ballots during > Canada's last federal election, in 2000. The members of the Edible Ballot > Society were protesting against what they said was a lack of real choice > among candidates. > > 2000 Netscape. All rights reserved. > > If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; > if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; > if you believe the military, nothing is safe. > ~ Lord Salisbury, British prime minister(1830-1903) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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