E-Day is here
So, Election Day has arrived, which means a few more changes to the site.
First of all, I've taken the nominations progress table off the main page (you can still find it at the "Search the Database" page as usual, however).
Next, I've realized that this site is subject to the provisions of the Elections Act regarding the non-transmission of results until our friends on the west coast have finished making their electoral contribution. So apart from the main page, previous blog-posts, and innocuous pages like the FAQ and About pages, I've decided to put all the result pages behind an authentication barrier between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. Apparently I should be turning off comments during that time as well, so I'll figure out how to do that before 7:00 p.m. too.
Hopefully by 10:00 PM I'll have some data for you to start pouring over. Meantime, take a look at the Party Scorecard from the 2006 General Election, which I've added to the top of the main page now as a point of reference.
If you're a candidate or party worker: have a great Election Day today, and the Pundits' Guide thanks you for participating in the democratic life of our country and wishes you all the best of personal luck. Voting in and of itself is not the be-all and end-all of citizenship and political participation in a democracy. But a lot of people have fought long and hard for us to have this right. So it is the first and most important element; one we should not take for granted.
For myself, I've already been to the Advance Poll and was fortunate to have a long-time and trusted friend on the ballot for whom I was proud to vote.
See you when the polls close!
First of all, I've taken the nominations progress table off the main page (you can still find it at the "Search the Database" page as usual, however).
Next, I've realized that this site is subject to the provisions of the Elections Act regarding the non-transmission of results until our friends on the west coast have finished making their electoral contribution. So apart from the main page, previous blog-posts, and innocuous pages like the FAQ and About pages, I've decided to put all the result pages behind an authentication barrier between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. Apparently I should be turning off comments during that time as well, so I'll figure out how to do that before 7:00 p.m. too.
Hopefully by 10:00 PM I'll have some data for you to start pouring over. Meantime, take a look at the Party Scorecard from the 2006 General Election, which I've added to the top of the main page now as a point of reference.
If you're a candidate or party worker: have a great Election Day today, and the Pundits' Guide thanks you for participating in the democratic life of our country and wishes you all the best of personal luck. Voting in and of itself is not the be-all and end-all of citizenship and political participation in a democracy. But a lot of people have fought long and hard for us to have this right. So it is the first and most important element; one we should not take for granted.
For myself, I've already been to the Advance Poll and was fortunate to have a long-time and trusted friend on the ballot for whom I was proud to vote.
See you when the polls close!
Labels: 40th General Election
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