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2. Website Address 8. Voting Process
https://www.elections.ca/ Most voters vote on Election Day, at their
designated polling station, by marking an ‘X’ on
3. Nature of EMB the ballot paper beside the name of the preferred
Independent candidate. Voters do so behind a privacy screen
and then drop their completed ballot into an
4. No. of Members in EMB
opaque ballot box. Voters can also vote at
advance polls which takes place over four days
5. Terms of office
7 years to about a week before Election Day. Alternatively,
voters can apply to vote by special ballot at any
6. EMB Members selected by Elections Canada Returning Officer’s office or
House of Commons by mail. Special ballot voting is also available
for incarcerated voters, homeless voters, and
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority the Canadian Forces. It has additionally been
Not applicable made available to students on some university
campuses, voters in hospitals and workers in
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB remote areas.
Canadian federal election
9. Postal Vote
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the Yes, fill in the ballot and put it in the ballot
Electoral Process in the country envelope. Close the envelope. You will need two
Commissioner of Canada Elections impartial and qualified witnesses of age to attest
https://www.cef-cce.ca/content. that election secrecy and electoral freedom have
asp?document=home&lang=e
been preserved in the voting.
10. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) Put the ballot envelope and the covering letter in
Canada Elections Act S.C. 2000, c. 9 the covering envelope and send it to the central
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS municipal election board of your municipality of
residence or population registration municipality
1. Total Population as on in Finland. The postal vote must arrive at the
37.2 Million (Feb. 2019) central municipal election board. The voter pays
the postage.
2. Registered Electors as on
27.1 Million (Nov. 2019) 10. Voter Education system for different category of
voters Best Practices
3. Method of voter registration Electoral Reminder Program
Online
(C) ELECTION CALENDAR
4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Identity Card 1. Last Election Dates
Voter Information Card The 2019 Canadian federal election (formally
the 43rd Canadian general election) was held on
5. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total, October 21, 2019
Percentage
68.3 2. Future Election Date
The 44th Canadian federal election will take place
6. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballots on or before October 16, 2023

3. Are there any fixed election days/dates
7. Audit Trail
Not implemented No

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