Elections

• 1. Election call

  • Governor General dissolves parliament in cause of an election 
  • Officials in electoral districts should prepare for an election
• 2. Voters List

  • Voter cards are sent to all eligible voters
  • Voters lists are prepared
• 3. Campaigning

  • Try to get support of voters
• 4. Voting

  • Citizens cast ballot for candidate they prefer
  • In poll locations, advance poll beforehand, or special poll (like for prisoners)
• 5. The results

  • Votes counted by Elections Canada and released to the media
  • Winner gets most amount of votes
  • If results are close, a recount takes place
• • Lawn signs
  • Speeches
  • Social Media
  • Going door to door
  • Appearances
  • Public debates
• Polling station: where voting takes place. They are in easily accessible places such as schools or community centers
• Vote Count: count the votes according to a detailed set of rules
• Ballot: the list of all political candidates running in their constituency, and their political party
• Vote Count: count the votes according to a detailed set of rules
• 1. Identification

  • Voters much present to make sure they are not voting more than once/voting in correct riding yk

  2. Ballot

  • Voters are given a paper ballot and a private area to vote

  3. Selection

  • Mark beside preferred candidates name on ballot
• 4. Place ballot in box

  • Ballots are folded and placed in sealed box

  5. Voting ends

  • Ballots unsealed by elected officials

  6. Vote count

  • A team of people followed a detailed set of rules to total and validate the results

  7. Results

  • If the results are really close, they are counted again under the supervision of a judge
• voting becoming more accessible in Canada

  • Staff are given enough time off in a day to vote
  • Voting hours were extended
  • Advance voting/voting by mail were introduced
  • Access for people in wheelchairs in voting places
  • Voter info in english and french and some Indigenous language
  • Information programs for people who didn’t know what the heck was going on 
• First Past the Post” system.

  Candidates with the most votes wins, no matter how much the second second places loses by. 

  Advantages:

  • produces in a clear winner
  • simple to understand
  • easier for government to get things done

  Disadvantages:

  • sometimes the winning candidate only receives about 30-40% of the original vote (more people ended up voting for the losing candidates than the winning ones)
  • People begin to not vote for parties with low votes so they can have a say
  • “Abandon first choice candidate out of fear or the one they disagree with most becoming king”