After heading out to the polling stations to vote in today's civic election, Vancouverites, of course, took to Twitter to share their experiences.
The topics of discussion circled around the daunting ballot, which as most of you would know, listed 158 candidates running for mayor, council, school board and park board in a random order rather than alphabetically.
On top of this voters were a little cranky about dealing with slow ballot processors and long lines at some voting booths.
But, on a positive note, people were loving the bright pink 'I voted' stickers. Some tweeted they "voted just for the sticker," while others colour coordinated the sticker to their outfit.
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Here's what Vancouverites were tweeting:
It was a nice to see Gregor Robertson’s name missing from the ballot!
— FakeBrookWard (@FakeBrookWard)
When wrestling with an election ballot with over 100 candidates.
— Jonathan Arnold (@Jon_M_Arnold)
colour coordination on point
— Emma Renaerts (@emmarenaerts)
Patio drinking is a better summary of how I feel re:
— Kel Coulson (@kel_coulson)
Is it 8pm yet?
The ballot was as long as my torso
— Melody Anne (@EroticEducator)
The last time I had to fill in this many bubbles out of so many choices, it was Grade 12
— Andy Yan (@Ayan604)
Do I get to complain in the future even if I didn't get an "I Voted" sticker?
— Andy Aitch (@AndEAitch)
So that happened. Bit of a harrowing experience.
— Janice Abbott (@jajawoot)
Ballot length to booth space ratio could use some work
— Scary Chris Smith (@aparticulate)
Until today, I’d never felt like I was doing the walk of shame when I left a polling place
— EastVanHalen (@eastvanhalen)
Me reading public ballots on Twitter
— Scary Chris Smith (@aparticulate)
Sticker clashed with my outfit.
— Bridgette Watson (@beewatz)
My by the numbers:
— Zach (@zacharack)
158 candidates
27 elected positions
3 capital plan questions
400 minutes of research
10 minutes to cast my vote
474th voter at my voting place
1 I Voted sticker
250 minutes (as of now) left to
I voted just for the sticker
— gambino (@steevengamboa)
Hey , what's the hold-up at the voting stations? It shouldn't take 2+ hours to wait in line to vote. Why is it so difficult to vote in Vancouver?
— Bumfuzzle (@Bumfuzzle4)
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