Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Mayrand, on page 6 of your brief, you say that you would appreciate an opportunity to engage the Committee, at some point, regarding the conclusions of a feasibility study on adding the voter information card to the list of pieces of identification

Procedure and House Affairs committee   for that particular problem. We believe that, in these kinds of situations, the voter information card could be an appropriate item to present. The hospital or facility name band is already accepted. Issues have been raised with respect to these voters groups.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  ; adding the voter information card to the list of pieces of identification authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer in order to address challenges some groups of electors face in proving their address prior to voting; improving our methods and approaches for election officer

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Where do we stand on the use of the voter information card as a piece of identification in an election? Will we need a bill to change that?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I won't do it without consulting you. Moreover, it will be one of the points we'll discuss on June 17 when you come and visit us. We'll tell you about one possible approach to using the voter information card.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  One thing we're doing, and we're going to test that in the upcoming byelections, is allowing the voter information card to be used as a piece of identity. So if the gentleman had received his voter information card at home, that would present his name and address right there. He

Procedure and House Affairs committee  , in accordance with guidelines provided by my office. Poll locations are confirmed early in the election calendar, so that electors can be informed of where to vote on the voter information card that is mailed to each registered elector 24 days before polling day. Subsequent changes in poll

Procedure and House Affairs committee   options for expanding the use of the voter information card as proof of identity and address, as well as expanding our online voter registration service, which was launched in April. In addition, we will look at options for establishing new locations to vote by special ballot

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good day. It's good to see you again, Mr. Mayrand. I salute you for the deficit reduction measures you have taken. You said, “We will be considering options for expanding the use of the voter information card as proof of identity and address.” What is that?

Procedure and House Affairs committee   for seniors, who often have issues establishing their identity and address. In that case, we allowed the voter information card to be used in combination with another piece of identification in order to meet the requirements of the legislation. Many seniors don't drive any more

Procedure and House Affairs committee   training. In addition, we plan to extend, to all electors, the use of the voter information card as proof of address, when presented with another authorized piece of identification. This should reduce the need for vouching. Yet such administrative improvements will have little impact

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, in addition to the measures mentioned, the hon. member should be happy to hear that the bill would also crack down on voter fraud by removing the use of vouching and voter information cards. It would make rules easier to follow for all. It would allow small

Fair Elections Act  , and for good reason. A report by Elections Canada recently showed that roughly one in six eligible voters does not have a correct address on the national registrar of electors, which is used to produce the voter information card. In other words, one out of six electors may get a card

Fair Elections Act   widening the use of the voter information card as a valid piece of address information, yet the government has ignored that part of the report and is now suggesting the elimination of the use of the voter registration card. The whole notion of vouching allows 120,000 people to vote who

Fair Elections Act   of seven years so that he or she could not be fired without cause. The bill would also crack down on voter fraud by prohibiting the use of vouching and voter information cards as replacements for acceptable ID. Studies commissioned by Elections Canada demonstrate mass irregularities