Canada Election: Chief electoral officer explains changes to voting process amid COVID-19 pandemic
CA, 19 Aug 2021
Canada’s chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault laid out some of the changes his agency is making to the voting process, as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the changes Canadians need to be aware of are those impacted by the vote by mail process.
The counting of mail-in ballots will begin after election day, Perrault explained. In most jurisdictions it should take only two days to count these ballots, but If there is a large volume of mail-in ballots it could take as long as five days in some jurisdictions.
In terms of safety protocols at the polls, voters are being asked to follow provincial mask mandates. Plexi-glass dividers will be present and sanitation measures will be in place.
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