Alexandra Noad

Lethbridge Herald

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

During the first council meeting following the municipal election late last month, a re-elected member of council was critical of the provincial government for Bill 20, saying it cost an extra $300,000 of tax-payer money for Lethbridge alone to comply with the province’s new rules.

Councillor Rajko Dodic said the biggest concern he had was the banning of electronic tabulators, explaining they provide much quicker results than hand counting.

“Tabulators are a machine, not connected to the internet, that count ballots very accurately, very quickly and those ballots are kept such that if there are any issues that arise, they can be manually counted if need be.

“I’m really hopeful this go-around, the province actually

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