Canada changing election laws to reflect Twitter reality

The Harper government has repealed the ban on communicating election results while polls are still open, bringing the law into harmony with the realities of instantaneous communications in the 21st century.

The Harper government will repeal the ban on communicating election results while polls are still open, bringing the law into harmony with the realities of instantaneous communications in the 21st century.

The ban on early communication of election results was adopted in 1938, to prevent western voters knowing the results of the election in the east when they cast their ballots.