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CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to Charlottetown council for returning to Elections P.E.I.'s good graces

Cheers to Charlottetown’s city council for mending its relationship with Elections P.E.I. ahead of this year’s municipal vote. Elections P.E.I., which is not required by law to run the city’s election, had been doing so, along with those of Summerside, Cornwall, Three Rivers and Stratford. That changed after councillor comments led chief electoral officer Tim Garrity to sever the relationship with Charlottetown. Garrity said at the time that his organization’s independence was challenged, and the office “called down” for its past work with the city. If Elections P.E.I. had not agreed to run this year’s vote for Charlottetown, it would have left the city in a serious bind. Instead, council seems to have eaten crow and managed to put the issue to rest. Hopefully, whoever is in office after the next election will remember a lesson learned the hard way.

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