Federal Election 2025

 

I've voted in every election ever since I was able to vote.  I've never had to wait outside.  Yesterday was a nice day.  My next door neighbour waited two hours to vote earlier in the day.  We decided to wait until after dinner.  The weather was warm and sunny.  The line wasn't too long and they told us it would be 45 minutes.  

I worked the 2019 election advanced poll.  Each poll had a District Returning Officer (looked after the ballots) and a polling clerk (does all the paperwork).  Last night we had one poor lady doing both jobs.  Every polling station had one worker, not two.  No wonder the lines were so long.

My friend in Parksville waited an hour and a half.  She said they only had one person doing both jobs too.

I was thinking there were huge numbers of people voting.  Now I know it's half the staff.  I feel very sorry for those election workers and I hope everyone is nice to them.  Working an election is long hours with little breaks.  Let's hope the long lines don't stop people from voting.  If you are handicapped or need a chair, they are available.