Elections Canada found the votes cast by the students of the University of Guelph, earlier this week are valid despite a challenge by the conservatives.
The controversy broke out after an incident at the University where you students were align to throw Special bulletins. The Conservatives had a lawyer send a letter to elections Canada complains about the special vote on the campus of the University of southern Ontario.
Elections Canada issued a statement Friday, said the special ballots were not pre-approved, but they are always taken into account in the election on May 2.
"All the information available to us indicate that the votes were cast in a manner that respects the Canada Elections Act and is valid," said the statement.
The statement said "the well intentioned vote" initiated the special vote at the University.
Elections declared special ballots are often used to help people vote in isolated areas or persons who face other obstacles, such as patients in hospitals.
The Conservatives issued a statement on Friday afternoon, saying that the Party welcomed decision elections Canada.
The conservative party is critical on the allegations that a member of the Party attempted to seize an urn at the University of Guelph, this week. (University of Guelph) "then statement that elections Canada confirms that what happened in Guelph had no proper authorization, we welcome the decision of not to deprive students of the University of Guelph because of errors by the Director of local polling"said the statement.
"These voters student should not suffer due to errors committed by the members of local electoral staff." At the same time, we are pleased that the special voting rules have been clarified and reconfirmed. The same rules must apply everywhere and will be applied uniformly throughout the country. ?
Questioned on the issue Friday, Conservative leader Stephen Harper said that the party was only concerned specific issues in the case.
"We encourage Canadians from all regions, all areas of life of all backgrounds to participate in the election and vote for the candidate of their choice,"said Harper.""
"In terms of details of this specific case, our concern is simply that the rules for advance polling stations, that all the rules of the election, be respected." And it is our only concern in this particular case. ?
A conservative statement said Friday, Marty Burke campaign representatives attended an establishment of polling stations on 13 April. The statement said that the local campaign was not permitted to have an observer to watch the vote.
The Tories also refused a claim raised by witnesses that a group of volunteer attempted to steal the ballot box to try to stop the vote.
"The campaign Marty Burke says that none of its employees or volunteers to change the process; "in particular, none of its workers or volunteers received an urn or secret ballot," said the conservative statement.
Bren Anstett, a student of the University of Guelph, wrote about his experience on his Facebook page.
She said that she was trying to vote in the "a guy came by to make a huge scene indicating that the ballot was illegal and that he attempted to steal the ballot box."
"I found it be disruptive and disrespectful, so that many students in a line at the time to vote," Anstett, said posting on her Facebook page.
"It was clearly a legal vote, because there were elections Canada, special ballot written on all materials.
The Liberals, however, have the Friday attack, attempting to link in the fresh voting controversy in with the decision of the party to remove two young students of the University of Western Ontario for a gathering of party earlier in the campaign because one of the women had a picture of Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff on his Facebook page.
Ignatieff said political leaders need to encourage young people to vote, and discourage those actions.
"This is part of a model, and Canadians need to know that it is worrying." I can't believe, "said Ignatieff.
' I think that it was completely legitimate. It is a shame that the Conservatives are trying to stop the democratic process.'-Demetria Jackson, a student of the University of Guelph.
"One in five Canadians who turned 18 in 2008 made the penalty vote at all." What kind of message, this conduct sends to these young Canadians? "You got check your Facebook page before go you to a political meeting, and when you do not try to vote on a campus of some political party comes and tries to steal the ballot box"?
Leader of the NDP, Jack Layton, said election rules must be respected, but politicians also have a responsibility to encourage young people to vote.
"I want to see an investigation into this attempt to block students to express their vote," said Layton.
"This kind of intimidation and harassment is bad." Of course, everyone should follow the rules, but what are the Conservatives up to here? ?
The Liberals attempted a similar tactic in 2008 in the riding of Toronto's Trinity-Spadina, said the leader of the NDP.
Demetria Jackson, communications and Corporate Affairs of the Central Student Association Commissioner, said that the University wanted to offer students the chance to vote early before leaving the city.
"The reality is that students take exams right now and when reviews are conducted, students will go to the home page", said Jackson.
Jackson believes the voting booths were legal and that it was simply an attempt to help students to get more involved in the election.
"I think that it was completely legitimate." It is a shame that the Conservatives are trying to stop this democratic process, "" Jackson says."Students in Guelph said we want to vote, and we want to get engaged. ?
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