Voters who wanted to attend Stephen Harper's big rally in downtown London, Ont., Monday night had to pre-register with their name and address to gain access.

According to those staffing tables at the entry — who were holding printed lists with names and addresses of those who'd registered ahead of time, checking them in one by one — it's at the behest of the RCMP.

Non-registered people could get in, but only by showing their driver's licence and registering by name and address at another table.

Everyone was also told to wear a big blue Stephen Harper sticker "where everyone can see it" as a condition of entry.

There was much shrugging and rolling of eyes as the unregistered realized what they'd have to do simply to hear the PM speak.

—Paul Hunter