Voter card error in Calgary addressed by Elections Canada

Voter information cards sent to 436 individuals insoutheastCalgarylist anincorrect polling station, Elections Canada confirms.

The problem was brought to the attention ofofficials on Friday, and by Mondayreplacement cards were sent to the voters in question, saidCalgary'sElections Canada spokespersonLeanneNyirfa.

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DiannDuthiehas voted for more than 30 years in the Forest Lawn area, and she said she has never seen a mistake like this.

WhenDuthiereceived her card in the mailshe didn't recognize the location of the polling station. She set the information card aside until she heard other storiesof people in Saskatchewan, Ontario,British ColumbiaandYukon receiving cards with errors on them.

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Duthie conferred with a neighbour, who had the same error on his card,so she decided to email Elections Canada. When she didn't hear back, she contacted her local returning office, whichsaid the error resulted froma logistical problem involving the setup ofpolling stations.

"We're supposed to be getting replacement cards, but that hasn't arrived at my house yet.And I wonder, when it does arrive, how many people will even glance at this? How many people will even notice?" she said.

Duthie's polling station was listed asBishop Kidd Junior High, but it should be atMary Mother of the Redeemer Parish.The two locations are only about fivekilometresapart, but she said she is concerned it could deter people from casting their ballots on Oct. 19especially those in her neighbourhood who don't own a vehicle.

"I think the time would be a consideration. I'm fairly busy right now, so I could have been there very close to closing time and I simply just wouldn't have had time to get to the other station," she said.

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"You know the first thing that pops into your mind isrobocalls. You can't help but have that come to your mind when you find out anything that's trying to send you to the wrong place to vote."

No more errors than normal

The new voter information cardson their way to the 436 voters in Calgary will say "replacement card" in the corner to indicate there isupdatedinformation,said Nyirfa.

She is not aware of any other errorsin Calgary or in Alberta, but it is possible. Mistakes only become known if a voter reports it or if they areseen by someone in the returning office, she said.

There are roughly 26.5 million cards being sent out during this election campaign, Nyirfa said.

"It's normal that some errors occur in the process. For this election, we're not seeing any more or any less errors on voter information cards than we have in the past," she said.

Anyone with questions or concerns shouldcontact ElectionsCanada as soon as possibleonline, or at1-800-463-6868.