tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13843231.post113880660794906059..comments2023-06-14T04:31:58.925-04:00Comments on Bouquets of Gray: Update on Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill RiverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13843231.post-1138923259725152592006-02-02T18:34:00.000-05:002006-02-02T18:34:00.000-05:00Ahhh, I see where there might be a problem. I was ...Ahhh, I see where there might be a problem. I was just a part-timer for Elections Canada, so I can't quote chapter and verse, but:<BR/><BR/>While at first blush offering an incentive to vote seems harmless (Elections Canada itself wants to increase voter turnout, and the main reason they don't offer, say, free coffee and donuts would be the immense expense), the right to the privacy and confidentiality of the vote also extends to the right to keep private whether or not someone had voted at all. <BR/><BR/>So for instance, although Party scrutineers are allowed to check who has voted and who hasn't, the general public can't. You as a member of the general public can't be nosey and ask if your neighbour has voted. But if everyone who voted has to enter their name in a draw...their privacy then becomes problematic.<BR/><BR/>Depending on how it was done, it was probably legal, and likely ethical, too. But it's pretty unusual.Wryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435602604102546133noreply@blogger.com