Outside Canada? You Can Vote by Mail!
 Lyne Benoit - Honorary Consul of Canada
| | For more information, contact Honorary Consul of Canada Lyne Benoit at 52 (322) 293-0098 / 293-0099, or vallarta(at)canada.org.mx. | | |
Did you know that a federal election is being held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 and that if you meet certain conditions, you can vote when you are temporarily living or travelling outside Canada?
If you are a Canadian citizen, you can vote by special mail-in ballot if you:
• are 18 or older on election day
and
• have a permanent residence in Canada, but are away from your electoral district during the election period
or
• have resided outside Canada for less than five consecutive years (or longer if you meet certain employment-based criteria.)
For more information on eligibility criteria and how to register and vote by special mail-in ballot, go to the Elections Canada website at Elections.ca and click the "I'm Mailing My Vote!" icon.
Special ballot application forms are also available by contacting Elections Canada at 00-1-800-514-6868 (toll-free from Mexico) or 613-993-2975 (from anywhere in the world - collect calls accepted) or by visiting the nearest Canadian mission.
Register early! Your completed application form and supporting documentation must be received at Elections Canada in Ottawa by 6 pm, Ottawa time, on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. 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 pm, Ottawa time, on Election Day, on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. According to the Canada Elections Act, your vote cannot be counted if it is received late.
The Embassy in Canada and its consulates in Mexico highly recommend that you register no later than September 30th, 2008. Your special ballot can be sent through the Canadian representations. The deadline to bring your special ballot to the Embassy or the consulates is office closing time on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008. After that date, you will be responsible for ensuring that your special ballot reaches Elections Canada in Ottawa before Election Day.
For more information, contact Puerto Vallarta Honorary Consul of Canada Lyne Benoit at 52 (322) 293-0098 or 293-0099, send an email to vallarta(at)canada.org.mx, or stop by the Canadian Consulate, Edificio Obelisco, Local 108, Blvd. Fco. Medina Ascencio #1951 in the Zona Hotelera Las Glorias of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. |
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