With the upcoming spring provincial election, on April 23, I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to create a blogpost in order to remind fellow Albertans about the importance of an educated and informed vote. There are currently numerous forums, debates and readings that are taking place in order to educate the public about the upcoming election and the candidates running.
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Being an eligible voter myself, I took advantage of a forum in my constituency this last weekend in order to inform myself of the political parties and their positions on topics that are important to me. While I highly suggest that every eligible voter takes advantage of their right to vote on April 23, it is of the upmost importance that, rather than just voting for a party based on traditional personal preference or because your friends support a candidate, Albertans educate themselves regarding the parties' platforms on issues and the strength of their candidates. I choose to take part in a forum to become educated, but as I have learnt in ALES 204, the rise in usage and power of social media is also a great way to become informed. In order to keep up to date on the situation of the upcoming election, I chose to follow the political candidates on twitter. This grants me access to information not only about the political candidate, but also about upcoming forums and political events taking place within my consistency.
Are you feeling confused about the upcoming election? Check the Elections Alberta twitter page or website in order to learn more!
To learn more information on the use of social media as a source for information and education verse entertainment visit Jenn's blog post on professional pages for professional people.
With this year's election coming up, I've been pretty interested in knowing how candidates are getting their platform out there to voters. I had no idea that Elections Alberta had a twitter page, so thank you for posting up that link. You've also made me consider my motivations for who I'm voting for; just because I voted for a certain party in the past shouldn't stop me from considering other parties now.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding people to vote. The upcoming election is important to educate yourself about the parties and candidates running. It is important to educate about the parties positions and do not automatically think that even a party shares the same name with the federal party they have the same perspective.
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