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[chungbukdo]

How do we vote in the Canadian election? I heard you can go to the embassy. Is that on election day? Because I don't live near Seoul. Is there another way?

Also, can British Columbians vote in the BC election from abroad?

[ttompatz]

[oldtactics]

Also, the Elections Canada website has all the information you need.

http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=reg/svr&document=index&lang=e

[Stan Rogers]

I heard that non-residents are not allowed to vote. Is that true?

[ttompatz]

[Stan Rogers]

[bobbybigfoot]

[Stan Rogers]

I think all Canadians should be allowed to vote, no matter where they are. The residency requirement is BS and using it to disenfranchise Canadians is anti-democratic.

[Captain Corea]

[banjois]

Well, it kinda makes sense...your vote is in your constituency, and if you're conveniently not a resident so as not to pay taxes, where are you entitled to vote?

But jeez, I wanna vote in this one.

[Stan Rogers]

You should be allowed to vote in your old riding. The tax excuse is BS. Non-residents don't pay income tax in Canada but most non-residents here in Korea travel home and pay plenty of other taxes.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[ttompatz]

Dear Canadian Citizen,


Voting for Canadian Citizens Outside Canada

The Embassy of Canada wishes to inform you that a federal general election has been called. Election day will be Monday, May 2, 2011.

If you are a Canadian citizen who is 18 or older on election day, you can vote by special ballot by mail if you:

A) can provide a proof of identity and residence in Canada

or

B) have lived outside Canada for less than five consecutive years (or longer if you meet certain employment-based criteria*);
have lived in Canada at anytime before making the application;
and
intend to return to live in Canada.

*You are exempt from the five-year limit if you are posted outside Canada as:
a) an employee of a federal or provincial public administration
b) an employee of an international organization of which Canada is a member and to which Canada contributes, or
c) a person who lives with an elector described in a) or b) above, with a member of the Canadian Forces, or with a civilian employed as a teacher or as administrative support staff in a Canadian Forces school

To Register

If you are eligible and wish to vote, you must register to receive a special ballot voting kit. You can obtain an Application for Registration and Special Ballot by downloading it from the Elections Canada Web site at www.elections.ca (click on "Other Ways to Vote"). You can also obtain a registration kit at the Embassy of Canada: Abdulrahim Place, 15th Floor, 990 Rama IV Road, Bangkok, Thailand.

Register early! Your completed application form and identification documents must be received at Elections Canada in Ottawa by 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 26, 2011. You are responsible for allowing enough time for us to send you a special ballot voting kit and for you to return it before the deadline of 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on election day, May 2, 2011.

According to the Canada Elections Act, your vote cannot be counted if it is received late.

Send your application form and the copies of the required identification documents:

by fax 613-998-8393

by mail Elections Canada
440 Coventry Road
PO Box 9830, Stn T
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5W7
Canada

You can request that the special ballot voting kit be sent to you c/o the Embassy of Canada in Thailand, however you must first make arrangements with the Embassy Consular Section. You are responsible for providing your contact information to allow the office to reach you once your special ballot voting kit is available for you to pick up.

For more information, contact Elections Canada:

Telephone 613-949-7502, from anywhere in the world

E-mail [email protected]

Web site www.elections.ca

Consular Section | Section consulaire
Embassy of Canada | Ambassade du Canada