A felon no more

I received a polite phone call this morning from Chief Electoral Officer Richard Temporale, acknowledging that the Nova Scotia Elections Act would not support a conviction against me on the alleged offence of photographing and tweeting my ballot. In other words, what I did is not against the law. They are dropping the case.

We already suspected as much, because the one-year time limit for laying a charge under the act expired October 5. I am grateful to Jason Cooke, an outstanding young civil litigator at Burchells, who sent Elections Nova Scotia a brief last January, pointing out that the Act did not outlaw my actions.

The support I received from across the political spectrum was inspiring. I am particularly grateful to Premier Stephen McNeil.

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Having voted PC, I was not surprise to receive Prime Minister Harper’s support.

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Lenore Zann’s robust endorsement was particularly touching.

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Even Dana Doiron, elections compliance bulldog, was generous enough to come around in the end.

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Of course, the endorsement I most cherish came from the late, great Joseph Howe.

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Photoshop wizardry courtesy of Peter Barss.