From: "John Beamish" 

At the non-political level you have to have Returning Officers, Deputy
Returning Officers, people to man the voters lists (so you can be checked
off as you come in), and -- since this is Canada -- somebody to get the Tim
Horton's donuts.

At the political level you have to get several officials recognized as
being representatives of the candidate for various functions.

Some of this can be (and is) done ahead of time but until the writ is
dropped, nothing is officially on paper.


"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
news:3e5fd102{at}w3.nls.net...
> >That's enough time to update the electoral rolls,  get the riding
machinery
> up-and-running and hold the election.
>
>
> "riding machinery?"  Please define.
>
> Sounds to a Yank like Palmerston out on the hustings in some rotten
borough.
>
>

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