My friend Jodi wrote a pretty thorough crash course on how Canadian elections work (and how they compare to US elections). “In Canada, the election or campaign period must be at least 37 days and no more than 51 days.”
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Went to vote over lunch with my wife. I was in and out in five minutes. Super simple ballot (draw an x next to your candidate with a pencil and put in a box.) And all elections are run by a federal agency so my experience voting was exactly the same everywhere in Canada. All ballots are hand counted and we’ll know the result within an hour or two of polls closing.
Kismet. Just saw this post from Guy after I wrote this.
https://mastodon.social/@Gte/114417763783929455
My vote took a bit longer than usual this time, around 20 minutes, because a couple people were registering on the spot. I don’t think that’s allowed in many places (internationally I mean) - I do appreciate the accessibility for everyone so I don’t mind.
One thing that should be pointed out: ID is required at the polling station, which I know was a big Republican voter suppression thing in the states. Actually, I don’t know what happens if you don’t have ID to be honest because I’ve always had mine.
And I’m assuming getting a government ID in the States is some Brazil like convoluted process vs Canada where it’s pretty straightforward?
There’s a pretty long list of options that are acceptable IDs!
IDs aren't required for voters, but they make life a lot easier and faster. As it happens, I had this conversation with someone else this morning!
"You can still vote if you declare your identity and address in writing and have someone who knows you and who is assigned to your polling station vouch for you.
"The voucher must be able to prove their identity and address. A person can vouch for only one person (except in long-term care facilities)."
Full details are available on the Elections Canada website: https://elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=id&document=index&lang=e
Oh that’s really good to know and I guess I should have probably known that. I’ve just always shown my drivers license when asked because it’s always on me and just assumed you had to.
The folks at Elections Canada are so good I’m sure if you showed up with no id and no voter card or anything they’d bend over backwards to help you vote if you’re eligible.
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