Statement to the Media by Greg Essensa of Elections and Registry Services, moments after Nominations close for the November 13, 2006 City of Toronto election.
This media scrum took place in the committee room where Municipal Election Nominations were being held in Toronto City Hall.
I filmed this and other than OMNI Television News, was the only other person present to video record the statement.
You can hear me partway through the scrum asking about the impact of the quarter million (!), yes more than 250,000, unconfirmed registered voters and whether the city will have enough staff on hand on election day at all the poles for the anticipated long lines of voters…