Alberta municipal leaders are calling for the provincial government to reverse its ban on vote counting machines, saying it's more costly and time-consuming to count by hand.
WATCH ABOVE: A resolution in front of delegates at this year's Alberta Municipalities meeting in Red Deer seeks a reconsideration of a provincial ban on electronic tabulators to count votes in next year's municipal elections. As Adam MacVicar reports, municipal officials say the ban will add costs and delays to getting results.“We’re going to go back to doing things the old-fashioned way, and we’ll see how it works,” said Smith.
Last year, members of Smith’s United Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly to ban ballot-counting machines in provincial elections, citing security concerns. “I think feel like they have to honour a couple of just to keep their base happy, and they chose this one because it doesn’t hurt them — but it does hurt us,” she said.BC NDP promises to boost trade training
Edmonton has estimated it will cost $2.6 million to revert to hand-counting, a cost Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said will need to be paid by municipal property owners.Sohi said the city has used electronic tabulators for two decades with no problems.
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