Employees Must Be Allowed Time to Vote on Monday

Those identified as supporters who seem slow to cast a vote will be contacted and cajoled.

In elections, as in life, decisions are made by those who show up and the more people who show up to vote today, the healthier our democracy will be. Note: the deadline to use mail-in ballots has long passed. But the numbers haven’t changed much.

Do I need to be registered to vote? These elections are typically local and include a number of ballot measures and local officials running for election, such as mayor. I think left voters will be very keen to vote at this election, and that proportional swing models are more reasonable given the current party standings, but these concerns are legitimate.

Elections Canada is making preparations to cope with what the agency expects will be a heavy voter turnout for Monday’s election.

Yet no matter the reason, this continues an alarming trend whereby fewer and fewer citizens are taking part in choosing our elected leaders. “But there is a lot of voter apathy existent in our society”.

And yet, despite everything that’s happened in this campaign people are still unsure of how they are going to vote. The close race has prompted the Assembly of First Nations to urge aboriginals to make their voices heard, calculating that they could determine the outcome of 51 tightly contested ridings across the country. One of the trade-offs in a riding-based winner-take-all system is the fact that seat count is not a flawless reflection of the popular vote when considered ballot by ballot across the country. I’ve attended a half-dozen all-candidates’ debates in Ottawa during this election, and all but one were standing-room only.

Can I take a voting selfie?

Junior Kayla Dean, an audiology and speech-language sciences major, said she also doesn’t vote during non-presidential elections because she doesn’t feel well-informed. “I think that’s clear”, said Nyirfa.

What identification do I need to register?

“Canada is voting for change in this upcoming federal election”.

Can the Liberals under Justin Trudeau become the first third-place party in federal history to leap straight into government in a single election? But those concerned over the effect on democracy continue to seek out new ways to increase voter turnout. And with the fine details being so significant when it comes to the practice of law, the election does have implications for lawyers and their work. “The marketers in these campaigns make sure that everyone knows their candidate through mailings or thousands of TV ads”. If your hours of work do not allow for three consecutive hours to vote, your employer must give you time off. In Manitoba, this means if you work 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. you technically have three hours after work in which you can vote. “Conversely, city and sometimes state campaigns don’t always have a way to reach the voters”.