Every election seems to break a new advance voting record. I think that the only thing really happening is that advance voting is becoming more mainstream. When I was a kid, it was something done by people about to go on holidays or being impossibly unavailable on election day. Now, it's pretty common among the general populace, even if they can make it out on election day.
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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"Record turnout" is the last thing any conservative candidate wants to hear.
Record turnout means our polling forecasts could be wildly wrong, so get your butt out there and vote!
Oh, I'm gonna vote, alright. For APPC!
Lol
I hope they didn't vote for smol PP.
You mean it's not a good idea to trust someone who can't get security clearances, and who's only political ideas are slogans like 'axe the tax' and 'lets have sex with Trudeau'?
I saw a truck today with stickers saying they wanted to fuck Trudeau and fuck carney. Conservatives are weird
I saw a truck with giant "Polievre 2025" flag. It's weird how the asshole conservative circle falls almost entirely inside the pickup truck owner circle.
I mean, Trudeau is newly single and still a pretty solid dish.
Carney though, looks like me. Don't understand that one.
Gotta vote while you still can! Democracy isn't taken for granted anymore!
I'd be curious if the timing of this being Easter weekend has anything to do with this. Many people had the stat holiday off and it'd work out well to swing by the polling station on their way to visit family.
Make voting accessible and more people vote?
No, that's crazy talk. Get out
The only problem now is we have to wait another 10+ days for the results.
Is there any benefit to advanced voting? I mean, it's not busy at my local voting station on election day (at least not historically), so that's when I plan to vote.
Is there any benefit to advanced voting?
It helps people who are working or traveling on election day. It makes voting easier for people with disabilities and reduces long lines on election day, etc etc etc.
tl;dr Encouraging more people to participate in an election is a good thing.
OK, yeah,. Pretty standard, and understandable stuff.
I keep hearing about ordinary voters who are like "vote early" as if there's some unique advantage.
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The more people do it the less wait time there is on election day, the less people will turn around and decide not to vote.
You might be unexpectedly sick, hospitalized, dead, in jail, or otherwise unable to vote on election day. Early voting lets you avoid unexpected issues.
I like to go during Advance voting so that I can stop thinking about it, and if I forget to do it early I still have a few days leeway.
I wait until costed platforms are out
I tho j the liberal one came out today, but Iβve been very busy with Easter and doing know for sure
This election is probably the important one of our lifetime. Iβll be traveling on election day. And I canβt afford not to vote.
Avoid crowds and lines during regular voting day
Get it out of the way early
Just in case you're busy on voting day for whatever reason
I guess it depends on the area.
My voting station is a local school, and it's never been busy.
The early voting station is out of the way, and would be a hassle to get to unless I knew I could vote on election day.
Not quite sure why you're asking then if you already have all the answers.
Out of curiosity, because a lot of people sat to "vote early" as if it holds some special significance.
Just the flexibility to get it done on your own terms, really.
OK, this bodes well. I am cautiously optimistic.