Posted on 09/19/2021 7:45:58 AM PDT by Kriggerel
Perhaps it's no surprise, but when it comes time to vote, Canadians are very good about doing it politely, and in queues.
While Americans are still embroiled in a bitter feud over voting rights and the outcome of the 2020 election, their neighbours to the north are hardly breaking a sweat as they head to the polls to vote in their country's general election on 20 September.
Things like widespread advanced voting, mail-in ballots, and federally-run elections seem to make it easier for Canadians to show up at the polls - voter turnout in Canada was higher (62%) than in the US (56%), according to data from Pew Research that looked at the 2016 presidential election and the 2019 Canadian federal election.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
“””You have to produce an ID to vote in Canada... No ifs, ends, or buts.”””
Let me draw you to this portion of the BBC story. It might change your conclusion.
“””In 2014, the Conservatives introduced the Fair Elections Act that barred Elections Canada from encouraging people to vote - it was only allowed to inform people how and when to vote and eliminated the vouching system, which let voters with proper identification vouch for the identities of others in the same polling location.
At the time, the chief electoral officer expressed concern this would disenfranchise voters, and opposition parties accused the Conservatives of voter suppression. Many of the act’s provisions were repealed when the Liberals came into power.”””
You nailed it.
Let me introduce you to this... The official online election instructions to Canadians.
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&document=index&lang=e
Because the Canadian liberal has a lock on every single election. They can afford to lose one or two elections on occasion.
If you don’t have ID, 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.
Yes... And that person needs proper ID to vouch for you.
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