Chief electoral officer will report on 2021 election in coming weeks – Ny Marie Woolf (The Canadian Press) / March 27, 2022
Chief electoral officer will report on 2021 election in coming weeks
The body in charge of administering Canada’s elections was taken by surprise by this week’s announcement that there could be major reforms coming to the way people vote, including a three-day-long polling day.
The Liberal-NDP confidence and supply agreement, announced on Monday, said the government would work with Elections Canada to explore ways to make it easier for people to vote, including possibly extending election day to three days.
It comes just weeks before Stephane Perrault, the chief electoral officer, is poised to present a detailed report on the 2021 election to Parliament, with recommendations for improvements in the future.
The text of the Liberal-NDP accord also said the government would explore improvements to the way mail-in ballots are processed, and consider allowing people to vote at any polling station in their riding.
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