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Spiking COVID-19 numbers in Newfoundland and Labrador culminated in the postponement of the province s election, originally scheduled to take place on Feb. 13, but the province is far from the only jurisdiction where a pandemic has affected the political process.
When the Democratic Republic of Congo went to the polls in 2018, the election was delayed in some areas due to an Ebola outbreak, resulting in the disenfranchisement of voters likely to support the opposition party.
Due to the influenza pandemic of 1918, candidates in America s mid-term elections were unable to stump, voter turnout was low, and the public blamed incumbent candidates for poor health outcomes, which may have contributed to the ouster of the Democrats from both the House and the Senate.
By Joseph Hamrick
Herald-Banner Columnist Jan 31, 2021
Jan 31, 2021
I attended the Commerce City Council meeting on the third Tuesday evening as one of the representatives of the Commerce Public Library Board.
The libraryâs boiler went out and it had to be closed because itâs just too cold in there.
I hadnât been to a city council meeting in years, not since I was a reporter in 2015. Nostalgic, stepping into the room. Like seeing an old friend. I sat down and began to watch and listen to the meeting, what was talked about and who said what.
Naturally, I pulled my notebook out and wrote stuff down.