Elections Canada announced that electors must prove their identity and address when they go to vote on May 2, 2011. Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand said that most voters will be able to meet the identity requirements by showing one piece of identification like a driver's license that has their last name, photo and address. … Read more
The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Marc Mayrand announced that 2,056,001 electors voted at the advance polls in the federal general election. Mayrand said that this numbers of electors shows a 34.5 per cent increase from the 1,528,780 electors who voted in advance in the 2008 general election. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Elections Canada reminds voters that the deadline to register to vote by mail or at a local Elections Canada office is on April 26, 2011. The full release is available online. Call 1-877-877-9515. The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada announced the final election expense limits. Final election expenses limits for political parties and candidates in … Read more
Elections Canada announced that all electors must meet the voter identification requirements when they vote on election day on May 2, 2011 or at advance polls. Most voters will by able to meet the requirements by showing one piece of identification such as a driver's license that has a name, photo and address. The full … Read more
Elections Canada announced that advance polls will occur on the 10th, 9th and 7th days before the official election day. As the election has been called for Monday, May 2, advance polls must be held on Friday, April 22, Saturday, April 23 and Monday, April 25. Elections Canada said that poll dates will go on … Read more
Elections Canada is reminding media of the legal provisions covering election day. On election day, until the last polls close in all electoral districts, the Canada Elections Act prohibits the dissemination of: election advertising, results of election opinion surveys not previously released and election results from other electoral districts. The full release is available online. … Read more
Elections Canada announced that voting by Special Ballot will not be extended to various university campuses. Elections Canada officials were made aware of a well-intentioned returning officer who undertook a special initiative to create opportunity for students of Guelph to vote by special ballot. Once Elections Canada became aware of the voting by Special Ballot, … Read more
As a result of the recent floods in different parts of the country, Elections Canada announced that certain communities might want to plan ahead and vote early. Advance polls will be available on April 22 (Friday), April 23 (Saturday) and April 25 (Monday). The full release is available online. Call 1-800-463-6868.
Elections Canada has sent a reminder brochure to every Canada household alerting electors to contact their local Elections Canada office if they have no received their voter information card or if the card contains errors. The full release is available online. Call 1-877-877-9515.
Elections Canada announced that it has mailed 23,933,743 voter information cards to voters who are on the list of electors. Elections Canada also said that if electors do not receive their cards by April 13, they should contact their local Elections Canada office. The full release is available online. Call 1-877-877-9515.
