Dawna Bacon wants to vote.

She regards casting her ballot as a civic duty she takes seriously.

“The right to vote is one of the few things we are absolutely guaranteed,” said Bacon.

But the 55-year-old St. Catharines resident isn’t allowed to vote in Thursday’s provincial election.

A sudden illness has put her in St. Catharines hospital, which is just outside the St. Catharines riding boundary, placing it in the riding of Niagara West.

As a result, Elections Ontario says she won’t be able to vote.

“I am very, very upset,” she said. “I feel like being told that not only doesn’t my voice count, but they are shoving a sock in my mouth because I am sick.”

She has spent three days calling Elections Ontario asking for help. She’s been bounced from one official to another, writing down phone numbers on napkins and hoping the next person who answers the phone will provide a solution.

“This isn’t right,” she said. “It’s not my fault I got sick. I want to vote.”

Bacon was rushed to hospital last week and said she must remain in her bed for the foreseeable future.

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