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Building voters’ confidence in the municipal election process (Policy Options)
Authors: Andrea Lawlor (Associate Professor, McMaster University) and Andrea Coyne (Manager of Elections, Town of Oakville)
Safeguarding local elections from undue influence while ensuring all voices can be heard is the challenge of city administrators and the province.