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Originally Posted by Eric
It's even crazier here; Federal elections are ususally decided after the vote is counted in Onatario and Quebec, because these are the most populous provinces. This means that because this is such a huge country, stretching across five and a half time zones, the election is over while people in British Columbia are still voting. TV and radio stations are not allowed to release results in the western provinces until all the polls are closed ... but in this digital age, anyone can access results on the net.  So if you are voting in MST or PST areas you know the results of the election before you go to vote. |
similar situation here , the east coast polls close and the 'talking heads' are out with the exit polls and predictions , though they do wait until the west coast polls close before issuing any results , though no one seems to care that Alaska and Hawaii are still voting ....
my solution ... the US and Canada should be like China and have only one timezone
