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Just voted in Alberta's 10-question referendum. Stood outside the voting location with a half dozen people waiting for doors to open. Talked with a retired guy in line about elk hunting and the cost of living. Doors opened late, at 9:12 am, but things went fairly smoothly once we were inside... 🧵

I didn't bring the voter card that I had received in the mail but an election worker at the entrance found me on her list and sent me to my corresponding numbered table to get my ballots. At that table, however, they couldn't find me on the list they had there so they wrote me in by hand...

I got the stack of ballots in order from 1 to 10, with the separation question (Question 10) at the bottom. That's a bit different from what Elections Alberta has said should happen.

In the voting booth, it was a bit unusual dealing with 10 separate ballots. It was a process of unfolding, reading the verbose questions, then marking and refolding (each ballot needed to be folded twice) & keeping them all in order. Manageable but more cumbersome than a typical voting process.

Apart from the late opening, the process was quick and efficient, and the staff were all very friendly. On the way out they gave me a sticker. I only realized after putting it on my hoodie that it says "First-Time Voter!" 😅

Must be that youthful face, Robson.