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  1. Turnout for the Lethbridge election dropped from a 30-35% average turnout to a dismal 19.5%. Many factors and decisions at play, including the decision to go from 19 polls to 3 ‘superpolls’ to contain the ballooning costs of new the mandated measures. But in the end it all boils down to and demonstrates one thing:

    When conservatives say they want to protect democracy and integrity, what they will accomplish is voter suppression.

    #UCP #MunicipalElection #Lethbridge #VoterSuppression

    cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/let

  2. 61 Muslims won Uttar Pradesh urban polls on BJP tickets. What does this mean?

    The results have ignited a debate on whether Muslims in the state are willing to vote for a party that has often demonised the community.

    #UttarPradesh #MunicipalElection #BJP #muslims #SP #BSP #AIMIM #communalism #hindutva #minorities #india

    scroll.in/article/1049217/61-m

  3. @DanFox @SeanYYZ Good analysis however the massive lack of engagement and low voter turnout would seem to imply a pervasive lack of trust in government and electoral process - that we're seeing at all levels - and would support the need for #ElectoralReform, the rejection of #FPTP, and the urgent need for the implementation of some form of #ProportionalRepresentation #Toronto #TOPoli #ONPoli #MunicipalElection