Liberals amend voting rules, reversing some Conservative changes

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Liberals amend voting rules, reversing some Conservative changes

Bill C-33 includes seven things:

A reversal of changes that disallowed the use of a voter information card as a piece of eligible identification at polling stations.

A reversal of changes that disallowed one voter vouching for another.

An expansion of the Chief Electoral Officer's mandate to include public education campaigns.

The creation of a national register of future electors to pre-register Canadians aged 14-17 to vote.

Help so Elections Canada can clean up the data in the national register of electors.

Grants more independence to the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

Extends the right to vote to more than one million Canadians who have lived abroad more than 5 years.


Liberals amend voting rules, reversing some Conservative changes - Politics - CBC News
 

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