There were a large number of advance votes before candidates announced their withdrawal. Some people who voted for them were ticked about that. There may also be some people registering protest votes if they don't like the frontrunners.
I'm enjoying the hundreds and hundreds of votes (likely to translate into thousands by the time the night is over) for candidates who have withdrawn. Nothing like an informed electorate to boost my confidence in the democratic process.
I assume votes like this are just discarded?
Another question: how close does it have to be before a recount is called? Anyone have any idea how long THAT would take in this city?
I'd like to give my fellow calgarians the benefit of the doubt and that most of those votes were advanced votes. Although I met one person at the gym who wasn't going to vote for that brown guy, when I asked him who he'd vote for, he mentioned Joe and I told him that Joe was the next best vote.
The reports from DollHouseYYC are coming from scrutineers who are watching the counts as they happen, so those are numbers that may not make it into the unofficial city numbers for possibly hours yet.
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