A Victoria woman is feeling frustrated after she was unable to vote in the municipal election as a result of moving.
Lucia Espino and her partner were living on Fifth Street in Victoria, a couple blocks from the Victoria-Saanich border. At the beginning of October, the couple moved to a nearby home B次元官网网址� in Saanich B次元官网网址� to accommodate a sick relative.
Espino was diligent in updating her personal information, including on her driverB次元官网网址檚 licence, but this didnB次元官网网址檛 help when it came time to vote.
B次元官网网址淢y voter card came to my old address, and only arrived Thursday or Friday so I thought it would be okay,B次元官网网址� Espino said, noting the election was on Saturday. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檇 been so stressed from movingB次元官网网址� I totally forgot about the different address on my ID card until we got there.B次元官网网址�
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Espino was told by Victoria electoral officer that with her new address, she should try a Saanich polling station.
When she clarified the recent move, the tone changed. B次元官网网址淚 was told that I was probably one of the few people who wouldnB次元官网网址檛 be able to vote.B次元官网网址�
Incidentally, EspinoB次元官网网址檚 partner had not updated his information yet and was able to vote under his old Victoria address.
B次元官网网址淗e definitely gloated about that a bit,B次元官网网址� Espino laughed.
The problem isnB次元官网网址檛 uncommon; the Local Government Act states that for a resident to be eligible to vote they must B次元官网网址渉ave either lived or owned property in the jurisdiction in which they intend to vote for at least 30 days before they register to vote.B次元官网网址�
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For Espino, itB次元官网网址檚 just one more reason why sheB次元官网网址檇 vote for amalgamation.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e always leaned toward amalgamation anyway,B次元官网网址� she said.
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