From the Mail Bag...

I've finally got caught up on my e-mail. Here's a question that came up earlier in the week:

"This just happened. I just voted in the BC Provincial election. After I voted I asked how and were I could observe the counting this evening. The BC Elections official after grilling me about what party I belonged to, and finding out I was just another citizen that wanted to watch them count the votes (so I could feel that no shenanigans went on)I was told that he couldn't allow that to happen. Now I ask the question, is this democracy or just a show for the folks?"

I know that party reps can watch the counting but is the public in general allowed?