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Election Canada proposes online voting for 2013
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 17, 2011 05:45pm |
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| Author | CTVnews.ca Staff |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 17, 2011 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Going to the polls might just mean booting up your computer during the next federal byelection, Elections Canada says.
Marc Mayrand, Canada's chief electoral officer, says he will be seeking approval to test internet voting in a federal byelection held in 2013.
In his report on the May 2 federal election, Mayrand said Canadians have made it clear they want to making voting easier -- and it doesn't get much easier than voting on your home computer.
Canadians "live in a world replete with electronic services and increasingly expect a range of options that provide them with more flexibility and accommodate their busy schedules," he said.
About 62 per cent of Canadians voted in the last federal election, a slight uptick from the 2008 election. However, that is still down significantly from the 70 per cent mark that used to be the norm before the 1990s. In 1958, 79.4 per cent of Canadians voted. |
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