Procedure and House Affairs committee If we have agreed to this principle already, this question between divisions and stations....
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Then my question specifically is, if the language then changed, the other elector resides in the polling division. Does that satisfy the “not living within the polling station” concerns?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee With that similar language...?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee I want the language to be clear. Perhaps, then, we're into a subamendment conversation.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Associated with that polling station....
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Procedure and House Affairs committee It's because we changed NDP-8.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Thank you, Chair. I'll start with our officials. The language is about vouching, as I understand what has been proposed. It's about somebody in the same electoral district being able to vouch for somebody else.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee One of the polling divisions within the same electoral district.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Right. We're back to the grouping again?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee It's not novel, but it's the new introduction where these would be allowed. We're in the gym. There are several.... We didn't call it a polling place. Remind me of the terminology.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee It would allow somebody, as they're in different divisions but in the same polling station, to be able to vouch for somebody else.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee Again, we're looking at having voters vote in this similar but new way. If somebody comes in and says, “I'd like to vouch for this person; they're my neighbour", as it currently stands, if they're not in the exact same polling division, that vouching is not valid. Is that right?
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Procedure and House Affairs committee This is the electoral district situation. We've had some conversation. I'm not sure what the consequence of the previous conversations might be on NDP-26, so I'll just give you a second.
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Procedure and House Affairs committee I will hold my breath until you determine that.
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