Suggestions to Improve Conduct of Federal Elections
The bar graph is titled "Suggestions to Improve Conduct of Federal Elections." It shows the breakdown of answers to Question 38, "What would you suggest, if anything, to improve the conduct of federal elections?" Up to three responses were accepted. The 1,008 respondents made the following suggestions:
- 10 percent said introduce electronic methods of voting
- 7 percent said better training for Elections Canada staff
- 7 percent said improve access or remove barriers
- 6 percent said less paperwork or bureaucracy
- 5 percent said more accessible candidates' information
- 5 percent said more involvement in media debates or appearances
- 4 percent said efforts to increase voter turnout
- 4 percent said more accessible voters' information
- 4 percent said more polling locations
- 3 percent said consistent enforcement of regulations
- 3 percent said increase time frame for voters or elections
- 3 percent said ban or regulate negative advertising
- 3 percent said proportional representation
- 3 percent said make voting mandatory
- 2 percent said return to door-to-door enumeration
- 2 percent said provide more financial support for new or small parties
- 2 percent said improve the accuracy of voters' lists
- 2 percent said reduce the number of signatures for nominations
- 2 percent said establish a fixed election date
- 32 percent made other suggestions
- 20 percent did not know
- 6 percent did not answer