Mark your calendars: Ottawa election Twitter chat on Tuesday, September 23 #ottvotechat

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#ottvotechat Tweets

OttawaStart will be hosting an Ottawa election Twitter chat ( #ottvotechat ) on Tuesday, September 23 starting at 9:00pm in the evening.

Here’s how it works:

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A Twitter chat is is a focused conversation about a specific topic or issue.  All the tweets use a common hashtag, in this case
[
 #ottvotechat
](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ottvotechat&src=typd)

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Every few minutes, OttawaStart's editor
[
 Glen Gower
](http://twitter.com/glengower)
will post a series of questions about the election and election issues. For example,
_
 "Q1: Have you decided who to vote for yet? #ottvotechat"
_

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Anyone on Twitter can answer the questions, using the format
_
 "A1: Your answer here"
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and the hashtag
[
 #ottvotechat
](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ottvotechat&src=typd)
.  We'll retweet the most interesting and insightful comments received.

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The chat will officially last about 90 minutes, but will probably keep going for a while.

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We're hoping to get
**
 residents
**
involved in the chat, rather than candidates.  Candidates have plenty of opportunities to debate the issues.
**
 For #ottvotechat, we'd like to hear from regular citizens about what they think about the election process and local issues.
**

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Even if you're not on Twitter,
[
 you can see what people are saying here
](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ottvotechat&src=typd)
.

_ Any suggestions for questions? Please add to the comments below or email feedback@ottawastart.com _ **

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** ** See also: ** Ottawa City Hall Guide

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