Halifax woman says it's becoming too hard to vote

A Halifax woman says it's becoming too difficult to vote after trying repeatedlyto get on the voters list.

Rose Allen voted Tuesday in a special poll but not without a lot of frustration and effort.

"I actually had to register four times with Elections Canada before my name appearedon the voters list," she said.

She saidshe had a feeling there would be trouble voting after recently moving from one apartment in Halifax to anotherbut she never imagined it would be so difficult.

Allen visited her candidate's headquarters after the move to make sure she was still on the list.

She wasn't so she went home and registered online at electionscanada.ca

The online form told her she was successfuland that her name was on the list butwhen she went back to her candidate's office she discoveredit wasn't.

The fourth time turned out to be the charm.

"Democracy should be a lot easier;however, you do what it takes to participate," she said.

Registering online doesn't always work

Elections Canada spokesperson Francoise Engeuhard saidregistering online doesn't always work.

Voters are warned on the website:"The online voter registration service accommodates certain address types only."

There have been complaints about it in the past, but Engeuhard saidit's important voters know they will not be turned away at a polling station.

"Our job is telling people how they can votemaking sure they know they can vote," Engeuhardsaid.

Voters whoare not registeredcan still do so before they cast their ballot, provided they have two pieces of ID,Engeuhard saidnoting thatwith 26.5 million voters on the list, some mistakes are unavoidable.