Electors Must Prove Their Identity and Address When They Vote

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:51am EDT 

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Aug 27 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
- Federal by-elections will be held in Guelph (Ontario), Saint-Lambert
(Quebec) and Westmount-Ville-Marie (Quebec) on Monday, September 8, 2008.

    - All electors must meet new voter identification requirements when they
vote in the federal by-elections.

    - Electors may choose any of three options to prove their identity and
address.

    - Some identification documents used at provincial and municipal
elections may not meet federal election requirements.

    "All electors must now prove their identity and address when they vote.
The requirements are flexible, so electors can meet them depending on the
identification they have. Elections Canada staff is trained and ready to
deal with the new identification requirements," says Chief Electoral
Officer Marc Mayrand.

    Click here to obtain further information about voter identification at
the polls.


 
 Elections Canada is an independent body set up by
Parliament.

Contacts:
Elections Canada
Media Relations
1-877-877-9515
www.elections.ca

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