The possibility of working on provincial polls before the age of 18 and the expansion of postal voting are among the new features announced Thursday by Elections Quebec for the next electoral meeting, scheduled for next October.
The authorization for young people aged 16 and 17 to work during the provincial election is aimed specifically at combating the labor shortage.
This will be a great opportunity for them to become familiar with the electoral process, while coming to help our democracy.explanation of Elections Quebec in a press release.
Recruiting staff is a challenge in every election, underlined the institution. In previous provincial elections, in 2018, Elections Quebec recruited and trained more than 70,000 people.
Extending remote voting
Another new feature: postal voting will be offered to voters who must isolate themselves because of COVID-19.
This measure also applies people at a greater risk of developing complications in the event of contamination with COVID-19, we learned. We can think of immunosuppressed people who can also vote by mail.
People living in a source of dependency, for a drug addiction problem for example, or in a palliative care home, and unable to move, can request to exercise their right to vote on the spot.
The ballot will also be a bit lighter: its background will change from black to gray, to speed up the printing process.
These changes were announced less than three months before the start of the next election campaign, on August 29 at the latest. Provincial elections in Quebec are scheduled for October 3, 2022.
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