tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893381758962016055.post5975077703709594736..comments2016-04-18T02:41:13.974-07:00Comments on Don Woodstock: Keeping It Real!: HOW TO RIG AN ELECTION IN MANITOBAAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10356322682057871589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893381758962016055.post-4212719088979062612016-04-18T02:41:13.974-07:002016-04-18T02:41:13.974-07:00Every single year since I was legally of age to vo...Every single year since I was legally of age to vote whenever someone from came to the door during a provincial election I was always asked as to how many people resided in my household who were over the age of 18 besides myself, I would provide the proper number of those who were over the age of 18, those that were home at the time could come to the door, state if they plan on voting or not...if they stated they planned on voting the representative from Elections Manitoba would then ask them their full name & date of birth as well if they could produce any identification that supported the information they provided...this has always been the way it has been done as long as I can recall...this time around the exact same procedure was followed and I was provided with my enumeration papers of which actually has a number stamped on it on the bottom right hand corner...that enumeration paper must be taken with you when you go to your assigned polling station to cast your vote, and your assigned polling station is in fact stated right on the enumeration paper...you must bring identification that supports the information you provided to the Elections Manitoba representative...when you go to cast your vote your enumeration paper is then checked off in the records book, along with the identification you presented at the polling station, and the enumeration paper is then taken from you before you cast your vote after everything has been checked & double checked...for as long as I have voted this has in fact been the procedure followed...this time around we actually had one person who is over the age of 18 who was at home at the time the Elections Manitoba representative came to our house...two of us registered to vote, both of us showing our identification, one his drivers licence and myself my birth certificate which we were both informed are the pieces of identifiction we will need to bring with us on April 19th when we cast our vote ... the 3rd person very politely informed the Elections Manitoba representative that she has no intentions of voting in this provincial election and an enumeration voting registration form was not filled out for her at all...so there is in fact checks & double checks so as to ensure that people do vote twice as the identification is in fact checked for date of bi.rth, place of birth, etc..which is documented and checked when you go to vote...not too sure as to who it was you were talking to Don...but like I said...the process has been the same for as long as I can remember...in fact up until 2 years ago I did not even have a birth certificate and I had to use another piece of Id. that had my date of birth as well as my current address on it so I always provided my Manitoba Medical card along with my Manitoba Hydro bill AND to make double sure also provided my Manitoba EIA Disability card which also had my address & date of birth on it just to be on the safe side & always informed the Elections Manitoba representative that I did not have a birth certificate at the time due to red tape involved with adoption records & vital stats in Ontario in obtaining a newly issued birth certificate as all my identification had been stolen many years before and that I was still battling Ontario Vital stats on the issuance of my birth certificate in the correct last name due to the fact my adoption by my step-father were sealed back in those days and therefore Vital Stats in Ontario kept issuing me a replacement birth certificate in my mothers maiden name which had been legally changed when my step-father adopted me....and even thaqt information the Elections Manitoba representative would always make note of which was always double checked with the informtion on hand when I went to cast my vote...Faith Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553607611731627257noreply@blogger.com