Elections Ottawa still going to use hashtag with word 'mark' in it, despite complaints

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Elections Ottawa still going to use hashtag with word 'mark' in it, despite complaints
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The city says the word 'mark' is meant to reference a space for an elector to indicate their voting preference. As in, to mark one's ballot. ottnews ottvote

uses the word “mark” to denote indicating voting preference, highlighting this passage in particular. On receiving the ballot from the deputy returning officer, the elector shall,of the ballot to the right of the name of each candidate for whom the elector wishes to vote ; return the folded ballot to the deputy returning officer.”

Searching the hashtag across different social media platforms shows that Sutcliffe has used it once on his Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts for identical messages on the same day. Mayoral candidates Nour Kadri and Bob Chiarelli have also used the hashtag on Twitter during this campaign. Mayor Jim Watson used it several times in 2014. There have been several municipal candidates named Mark in the past eight years, including some named Marc, the French spelling of Mark.

In a response Tuesday, the city noted that preparations for the 2022 election began well before the nomination period opened.

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