“This is quite troubling, quite disturbing, quite shocking. Is it a prank? Is it just kind of a guerrilla tactic of disruption?”
A flyer making the rounds in Victoria claiming to have a method for voting twice is “pretty outrageous,” says University of Victoria political science professor Michael Prince.
The flyer makes a reference to Tuesday, which is when advance polling was taking place at UVic, and presents a list of preferred candidates.The process presented includes downloading Photoshop, scanning your voter card and adding manipulations.“This is quite troubling, quite disturbing, quite shocking,” he said. “Is it a prank? Is it just kind of a guerrilla tactic of disruption?”
Individuals who engage in activity such as fraudulent voting or conducting activity contrary to the Local Government Act can be subject to fines up to $5,000 or up to one year in prison.“It is outside of our mandate to investigate potential cases of voter fraud in local elections, but we do review any complaint we receive,” he said. “Our role in local elections is to administer the campaign financing and advertising rules established by the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act.
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