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4 O a k v ille B e a v e r W eekend S u n d a y , J u n e 6 , 1 99 9 Students come through for Oakville Returning Officer By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF While all eyes were focused on the candidates Thursday night, an important footnote belongs to the many election workers who orchestrated the smooth run­ ning of the voting process. Only a week ago, Oakville Returning Officer Sandy Cudmore did not have enough workers after the two major par­ ties did not supply enough names of peo­ ple willing to be Deputy Returning Officers (DRO) and poll clerks. Some other residents phoned in, but the numbers were still short. Cudmore called Iroquois Ridge High School and Queen Elizabeth Park School in search of students over 18 and was pleasantly surprised. About 75 young peo­ ple filled the DRO, poll clerk and revision assistant spots. "The two high schools were absolutely fantastic," she said. "They came in for the TRANSMISSION TUNE-UP VOTED # 1 IN OAKVILLE ■ O ff f & Operated ^ tfto a d Test & Visual Inspection I | /flu id , Filter, Gasket & Labour ) CD a * 4 /' Necessary Adjustments i ^SsToo J p i/OeanPan | plus Iaxe* jp [ ; \f/e Service; dutches,standards, differentials, front wheel -- >tr, drives, overdrives, 4 wheel drives, domestic & imported vmm m m OAKVILLE HYDRO Dave Marsden and Dan Steele of the Oakville Hydro Health & Safety Committee receiving the Electrical & Utilities Safety Association Award for 500,000 hours without a lost time accident. Oakville Hydro is very pleased to report that we have received our second consecutive President's Award from the Electrical & Utilities Safety Association. On May 3rd we reached our goal of 500,000 hours without a lost time accident. The award was formally presented to our Committee Chairs, Dave Marsden and Dan Steele at the E&USA Annual Meeting, on May 31st, in Hamilton. Joe McAuley, Managing Director of Business Services, and Neil Sandford, Managing Director of Electrical Services, say that congratulations have been passed on to the staff, as we look forward to their continued good health and many more awards. training, they knew what their jobs were and they did it well. It was a good education for them. That's the first place I'd go if I was run­ ning another election." Unlike some polling stations in the GTA where workers were either confused or intimidated into not showing up, Cudmore said local people were thoroughly pro­ fessional - and on time. "We're very fortunate. Our workers all showed up and all did their jobs," said Cudmore. "We come from a good area. People are pretty dependable here." There are 205 polls in Oakville with a DRO and a poll cleik at each poll. There were also 40 revi­ sion assistants at various polling locations plus several poll co-ordi­ nators, bringing the total number of workers to approximately 500. Cudmore explained that DROs and other workers were all back at the Returning Office with their ballot statements and all the neces­ sary information was inputted by 11 p.m. - record time. Usually, she said, like in the last federal elec­ tion, they aren't done until around 1:30 a.m. As for the voters themselves, Cudmore said many liked the fact that with the new permanent vot­ ers list system there was no costly enumeration. There was the "odd grumble" from others, however, who discovered they were not on the voters list for any number of reasons. In Oakville there is apparently no large turn-over of voters so wholesale revisions were not nec­ essary. Still, the current system remains cumbersome with about 3,000 names that had to be processed and certificates to vote written out by hand before finally being added to the computer. Cudmore would prefer a more high-tech system with each person in her office equipped with a com­ puter so that certificates to vote can be added directly to the data­ base. Voters who move from one riding to another can also notify the government when they make their driver's license changes either by mail or in person. This system was also open to problems. For example, she said, a mar­ ried couple who used different methods of notification (mail, in person) showed up on election day to find that one was on the list, the other was not. Sometimes names remained on lists when they shouldn't. She went on to explain that most people don't know that when they move they can also register at their local town hall. There has to be a method to let people know that," said Cudmore. "It would work so much better then." Com e and see why we're clearly the answer! If you've been considering laser vision correc­tion, but are concerned about the high costs involved, here's your chance! 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