After entering it, the candidate would thank the Liberal for his or her vote, and hang up. If necessary, several voting rounds could be cast during the day. Everything went wrong. Some telco reps said that your vote was registered even if you didn't get a thank-you. Others said that the votes were being counted, don't worry.
Voting is suspended while everyone works things out.
A kid with a scanner calls the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to tell them that he has a recording of the Party's conversation with the telco via celphone, giving the results so far. The CBC passes the report up their hierarchy, trying to decide if it's a faked report. The CBC decides to run the story. Callers are instructed that unless they get the thank-you message, their vote has not been counted. Some people get a thank-you on the first try, others try for 20 or 30 times.