David Mitchell :CApride:<p>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:</p><p>When conservatives say they want to protect democracy and integrity, what they will accomplish is voter suppression.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MunicipalElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MunicipalElection</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Lethbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lethbridge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-municipal-election-voter-turnout-plummets-to-just-19-4-9.6962199" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/let</span><span class="invisible">hbridge-municipal-election-voter-turnout-plummets-to-just-19-4-9.6962199</span></a></p>
