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IV SANDRA IOUN it'c‘blnwrnflx “ml liwn if IOU more peopie vulva. the s I (1),!!!) price tag to implement dnli‘m-lphmw Vining fur the amine? polls in the 2014 municipal cit-(mm is not wonh it. according to (hunciL lor Ken l'mdinands In Markham. onl‘me voting has not candy increased voter turnout and the initial thtutght that it would appeal to ymmgrr dents (iii not pan out. ammdmg to the Oct. 15 council report. In reality. mime mtcrs were ‘ Whiu'humh-Swufivflle council voted (H in favouruf having a traditional pencilando paper election. The only addlfion will be the use of opllcal tabulatms lo count the ballots during the adwmoed pans and on elec- tion day. Oct. 27. 20M. 11w decisith on mung mclhodotogies was deferred twice since the lame Wm fim brought to council back in August. ’ (hum‘iflm Hyde Smith was the only (me willing to give unlinel phone “Ming a shot. "To me. it‘s worth something to try at £933! once to get nur voter turnout up.” he said during Tuesday afternoon's council meeting. Disappointing numbers in Markham. which has uficmd ogfline vmim to its nod- dems since 2003 during the mix-am“! polh. was one of the reasons the other minors that! far not going ahead widuhe option. Councillors no fans of online voting Politicians consider other plans to increase turnout next year between .40 and 60 years Old and unlined this method out of convenience. Advocating for the use of onlinc voting in the next municipal ekukm was The Sun- 'lh'bune’s (hmmimiay Links" panel. l‘flr Councillor Rub I largravc. unlin voting lacks panidggumn. » “[1193; have [0 loam and go out and hear what the issues am and be engaged in the "Haw are you if you just sit them in from of a computer and push a buttqn?” Mr. Hargrave asked 'meeday afternpon. Fm its it wasn't about increasing voter tumout. but providing options to the disabled. university students and residents who. for whatwer mason. cannot vote hypersun. Howm'er. councillors remained fixated on immg vow! turnout. More advanced polls in Ballamrae and Gentile-y am wanted by ()0qu Phil Ban- non. white (Jouncmor Susan Hilton sug- gested more polling stations and greater “How engaged are you ifyou just sit there in from of a computer and push a button? ' effons be made to reach residents who do not speak English via translated voter informa- Safety of the students and the dismptiun to programming are why polling stations are kept out of schools. according to Michele Kennedy. the tuwn's clerk. ’ imiwwm” I " " hwawmhmmmwm- Ms Hilton also proposed utilizing the schools for polling stations. something that has been done in the past. Whether it be elections. town surveys or event attendance. the number of participants is roughly 30 to 35 per cent of the population. according to Mr. Bannon. ‘ "People do not want. to be engaged. People do not want to be intimidated or harmwd.‘ he said Tusday aftemoon. I In the 2010 ekction. then: M‘R‘ 24.092 eli- gible voters. lust over 10,000 people. or 43.96 per cent cast a ballot. M As of mis past Duly. (how am 30.015 eligible voters. Ms Kennedy told ‘lhc Sun-'lh’bune in Call 905-472-6811 5958 16th Avenue, Markham r ROUGE VALLEY Wham-ml mud-mo '1 W5