{"id":369,"date":"2008-09-07T15:51:29","date_gmt":"2008-09-07T19:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2008\/09\/07\/how-long-should-an-election-take\/"},"modified":"2013-10-16T03:21:21","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T07:21:21","slug":"how-long-should-an-election-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2008\/09\/07\/how-long-should-an-election-take\/","title":{"rendered":"How long should an election take"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>This past Sunday, the Prime Minister of Canada, dissolved the government, thus opening the door for an October 14th Federal Election. From start to finish, the process will take 37 days. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* guitar_inpost_250x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1025806729\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This, I promise, will be a short (just like me) general post!<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>My wife in I live in the Danforth area of Toronto, which happens to be in Jack Layton&#8217;s NDP ridings. The biggest musical supporters are the Barenaked Ladies, which I find outlandishly entertaining! 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