# Edible Ballot Society

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edible-ballot-society/252593>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 28, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edible-ballot-society/252593 "2004-06-28T19:08:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edible-ballot-society/252593/1 "2004-06-28T19:08:51Z")

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I’m sorry to say I won’t be voting today in the Canadian federal election (for shame), but I will be following the outcome. That said, I just went online and found this great news [story](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=841&e=4&u=/nm/20040628/wl_canada_nm/canada_politics_eating_col)…

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> The members of the Edible Ballot Society were protesting against what they said was a lack of real choice among candidates.

Anyhoo…

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edible-ballot-society/252593/2 "2004-06-28T19:27:58Z")

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The path of the righteous voter is beset on one side by the lack of choices and on three sides by the federal ballot poops of evil men.