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A Dominion ImageCast precinct-count optical-scan voting machine, mounted on a collapsible ballot box made by ElectionSource. Dominion Voting Systems Corporation was founded in 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by John Poulos and James Hoover, [27] and was incorporated on January 14, 2003. [28]
Canada Day, [a] formerly known as Dominion Day, [b] is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday , it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867 , when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas , Nova Scotia , and New ...
On election day, 51 of these municipalities, all of which had selected Dominion Voting Systems as their online voting contractor, were affected by a technical failure. Dominion subcontracted processing to another company ( colocation centre ), which capped internet connections in the early evening, without authorization from or consultation ...
It wasn’t until 1982 that Dominion Day officially became Canada Day. Historian Hayday says there were dozens of half-hearted and more serious attempts to change the name over the years, dating ...
These forces were instructed to guard the machines and voting stations in order to preempt any violent protests against the system. Some election officials attempted to postpone the 10 May election day but elections proceeded as scheduled. [128] On 10 May 2010, the Philippines had its first presidential election using electronic voting. Comelec ...
Several counties effected by Hurricane Helene saw a large turnout of residents for the first day of early voting in Western North Carolina. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
Canada's first recorded election was held in Halifax in 1758 to elect the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia. [1] All Canadian citizens aged 18 or older who currently reside in Canada as of the polling day [2] (or at any point in their life have resided in Canada, regardless of time away) may vote in federal elections. [3]
Eligible voter turnout in the 2011 federal election, at 61.1%, was the third lowest in Canadian history, but at 44.3% of the total population, the 12th lowest since women got the vote in 1918). In comparison, the 1968 election got 75.7% of eligible voters, representing only 41.1% of the total population.