Longest Ballot Committee

allons-y!

More long ballot posting 😀
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expert AI analysis to what went down yesterday😮

*When it comes to election law, politicians will take self-interest every time

Althia Raj speaking about the MPs passing a clause in C-4 exempting their parties from privacy law. Full link below
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Big day tomorrow. MPs will be discussing (behind closed doors) a draft report on how to best change election rules to throttle a group that points out MPs shouldn't be in charge of their own election rules🤔

From the AbsoluteUnits community on Reddit: of a voting ballot (Germany, local voting in Bavaria) Explore this post and more from the AbsoluteUnits community

More sleek Bavarian long ballots
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Ballot from a regional election in Bavaria ❤️

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Althia Raj on political parties exempting themselves from privacy law in C-4
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

This is really exciting news🍾
The Supreme court now has the opportunity to weigh in on the question everybody’s been asking👉👉👉 is it okay to leave election rules (in this case boundary drawing) in the hands of politicians? Or should they be decided by permanent, independent, nonpartisan bodies?

Dallas Republicans, Democrats get 500-plus choices on historic ballot Dallas County primary elections have nearly 200 races and almost two dozen propositions on the Republican and Democratic ballots.

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www.keranews.org/news/2026-02...

In election after election, 60% (or some majority) don't feel properly represented. And that's the basic problem with FPTP.

The main reason we haven't ditched FPTP is because of The Golden Rule: those with the gold make the rules.

FPTP is funny because your vote has the ability to make a difference in close races like Terrebonne. This can feel cool if you voted for the winner, but doesn't look so great when if you're with the 60% of voters who didn't...and there was mailing ballot clerical errors..
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

When MPs are in charge of election rules the inevitable result is self-serving legislation.
Tucked away in bill C-4 (federal) is a clause which explicitly exempts political parties from all privacy laws🙄....a measure I really doubt any voter would support.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Yo anyone seen any long ballots recently

How time flies🕤 Just 6 months ago Pierre Poilievre called us a "scam" and outlined his original ideas for immediate electoral reform (of the anti-long ballot sort) in a letter to the government.

While high-stakes talks between Denmark, Greenland and the US are ongoing at the Whitehouse. Let us take a moment to appreciate some Danish ballots

Ugandan newspaper headline: 83,500 candidates to battle for 45,500 posts. BALLOT PAPER PRINTING STARTS

Ok Uganda, go off!

Happy New Year 🎉

I hope everyone got this right🤠

From the Globe's "How well do you remember 2025?" quiz.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

What a rollercoaster of a year.
Huge thank you to all the candidates and supporters who made 2025's longest ballot campaigns possible❤️❤️❤️
It's been incredible watching what a ragtag group of amateurs can pull off✊
Looking forward to 2026 😀
#electoralreform #recordbreaking #funtimes

Alberta increases fee for citizen-led initiatives to $25K to discourage 'frivolous applications' Alberta has made it harder for individuals to begin a citizen-led initiative by upping the fee to $25k

“This is a concerning trend from this government where they change the rules and processes when they no longer work in their favour" - Opposition justice critic Irfan Sabir

The lesson is clear. When election rules are in the hands of PMs/Premiers, expect broken promises, empty gestures, and self-serving electoral law.

This arrangement serves whoever's in charge, not voters. ...And the best way we've found to annoy whoever's in charge is to join the longest ballot❤️

Rob Shaw: Proportional representation won’t be revived on Eby’s watch B.C. premier says three failed votes settled the issue, shuts down calls for another review

"[David Eby] has flatly rejected a proposal from an all-party legislative committee to take another run at changing the province’s electoral system. 'No, I have no interest in that,' Eby told me."

Former St. Albert politicians concerned with party naming restrictions Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com

“[Bill 14] would bar new parties from using words or phrases already associated with registered parties or their predecessors… terms such as "advantage," "communist," "conservative," "democratic," "green," "liberal," "pro-life," "reform,"… Amery said the restrictions aim to prevent voter confusion”🙄

Counterpoint: Politicians writing their own election rules undermines democracy...

Will history repeat? (probably yes)