Vancouver introduces randomized ballot order for municipal election

Casting a ballot in October’s Vancouver municipal election will require a little more hunting and pecking after city council decided Wednesday to do away with alphabetical listing of names on ballots.
The city voted to direct an additional $225,000  — $175,000 on communication and another $60,000 on additional staff at voting places — towards its 2018 election budget to introduce a randomized name order on ballots for city council and park board candidates in the