No recounts? No lawsuits? No lengthy debates over chads?
Why can't the US have a system like that?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 06:02
Subject: [USMA:9406] Canadian General Election
> I must apologize for this very off-topic posting. However, I think some
> other persons have been as quilty as I in this regard.
>
> Yesterday Canada had a general election. The old-fashioned paper ballots
> were marked with lead pencils. There were no exit polls. All ballolts
> were hand counted - no machinery. The result was known by 22:15 EST, and
> the Leader of the Opposition made his concession speech at 23:15 EST. The
> Globe and Mail this morning printed the results from the the 301
> constituencies, including three arctic constituencies.
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