This post is part of my Voters' Resources post.
Some people (such as university students renting housing in the community
where they go to school or have a summer job who also still have their
parents' house as their "permanent address") are in a situation where
they could legitimately vote in one of two possible ridings. This post
is intended to help them decide where to vote.
Note that voter ID requirements have changed since the last federal election. Current ID requirements can be found here.)
Where to Vote:
1. If one
of the ridings is a really close race, vote in that riding. If both are
close, vote in the riding with the closest race. If neither is really
close, follow the instructions below.
2. Of the parties running
candidates in your riding, decide which one has the best platform that
comes closest to meeting your needs and your vision for the province
(hereafter the Best Party). Then decide which one has the worst platform
that is furthest from meeting your needs and deviates the most from
your vision for the province (hereafter the Worst Party). You are judging
the parties as a whole, not the individual candidates in your riding.
Assess each party individually without regard to possible strategic
voting - that comes later.
3. Based on your own needs and your
own vision for the province, decide whether it is more important to you
that the Best Party win, or that the Worst Party does not win.
4. If it's more important to you that the Best Party win, vote for the Best Party in the riding where the Best Party is least likely to win.
5. If it's more important to you that the Worst Party not win,
and the Worst Party has a chance in either of your ridings, vote for
the party most likely to defeat the Worst Party in the riding where the Worst Party is most likely to win.
6. If the Worst Party doesn't have a chance in either of your ridings, vote for the Best Party in the riding where the Best Party is least likely to win.
Tools to help you figure out which party is most likely to win in your ridings can be found in the How to Vote Strategically post.
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