Canadians Can Vote by Mail: Special Ballot Voting Accommodates Electors Who Are Travelling or Temporarily Living Outside Canada

Canadians Can Vote by Mail: Special Ballot Voting Accommodates Electors Who Are Travelling or Temporarily Living Outside Canada:

Applications must be received by Elections Canada before 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Electors are encouraged to fax their applications or take them to a local Elections Canada office where a by-election is being held.

Once an application is approved, the elector is issued a voting kit with full instructions and a special ballot. The ballot must be received at Elections Canada in Ottawa before 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on election day. Electors voting by special ballot in their own riding must return the special ballot to the local Elections Canada office before the local polling station closes.