Electoral Reform committee  They would fall under the same category as any Canadian citizen who is outside the country, depending on their time.

Electoral Reform committee  They are not associated with the division 2 under the Canada Elections Act.

Electoral Reform committee  I don't believe so....

Electoral Reform committee  No, they're mailed in and counted by Elections Canada.

Electoral Reform committee  The more in advance, the larger the potential of missing out on key debates or issues, although there is a physical dimension to making sure that the ballots do get back to you.

Electoral Reform committee  I'll hand it over to Colonel Joshi, who monitored the last election.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, ma'am. Using the special voting stations, it was 29,247. What we don't know is how many individuals used their local polling station based on their statement of ordinary residence. That's an individual choice made by the member.

Electoral Reform committee  I'm not in a position to be able to answer specifically. I'm certainly not a computer expert by any means, so I'm not sure how we would approach that.

Electoral Reform committee  Indeed, our common theme and our default is always to make sure that pretty much as many of our soldiers as possible have access to voting within the special voting rules. We go through great effort working with the government to make sure that those votes and that capability to

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, ma'am. I'll speak in broad terms and then allow Colonel Joshi to go into any specifics that I may have skipped over. In terms of the statement of ordinary residence, primarily, as you get enrolled into the military during your recruitment phase you declare your statement of

Electoral Reform committee  I'll speak alone for the opening comments, and we're both here for questions.

Electoral Reform committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to address you today regarding the experience of Canadian Forces electors in federal elections. I'm joined by a representative from the Office of the Judge Advocate General, Colonel Vihar Joshi. Part o

Electoral Reform committee  I will be, sir.