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dewlineOkay. So I participated in this workshop last week on the art of getting out the vote...in general, for all the candidates. In my previous entry here, I made it clear once again that I still do have Standards as to what sorts of people ought to be winning these elections. I want a city that's safer for everyone living here, save for maybe out-and-out fascist-bigot people. (If they're looking to put such mindsets permanently aside, good. Welcome (back) to the club!)
Anyway. Looking at this item on percentage of those eligible to vote who actually "showed up" last time around in Toronto:
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2022/09/12/election-mapping-municipal-election-voter-turnout/
I am, of course, more focused on Ottawa here, as this is where I live. So, where do I find the relevant stats for my city?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Ottawa_municipal_election
(I would like to nail down the sources for that Wikipedia article, preferably soon.)
According to which, 42.55 % of those then eligible to vote in Ottawa actually did vote. Which was an improvement over 2014's turnout of 39.92 %.
So that was good. We want to get that back up above 2010's turnout of 42 %, though, right?
There were videos I got to look at, some of which I hope to share in the next installment...
Anyway. Looking at this item on percentage of those eligible to vote who actually "showed up" last time around in Toronto:
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2022/09/12/election-mapping-municipal-election-voter-turnout/
I am, of course, more focused on Ottawa here, as this is where I live. So, where do I find the relevant stats for my city?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Ottawa_municipal_election
(I would like to nail down the sources for that Wikipedia article, preferably soon.)
According to which, 42.55 % of those then eligible to vote in Ottawa actually did vote. Which was an improvement over 2014's turnout of 39.92 %.
So that was good. We want to get that back up above 2010's turnout of 42 %, though, right?
There were videos I got to look at, some of which I hope to share in the next installment...
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Date: 2022-09-13 02:29 am (UTC)https://boe.ottawa.oh.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Amended-Precinct-Summary.pdf
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Date: 2022-09-13 02:34 am (UTC)Also, wrong Ottawa, if I read that "*.oh.gov" URL correctly? I'd be looking for a "*.ca".
Still, thank you for trying.
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Date: 2022-09-13 03:38 am (UTC)By me, I usually find the results by going to the municipal elections site and drilling down on anything with results. I mean, the press must be getting these numbers from someplace? And we live in actual democracies, which often means the numbers are available to the public someplace.
So, maybe start here?
https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/previous-elections-and-appointment-processes