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Make a plan to voteOfficial election information – September 20, 2021 federal election

Make a plan to vote

Subject:

Make a plan to vote

Transcript:

Visual: Federal Election appears. Fade to black.

Narrator: Federal election. Make a plan to vote.

Super: Make a plan to vote

Visual: Title + Elections Canada logo.

Narrator: Check that you're registered at your current address or update your address at elections.ca.

Visual: Title card fades. Scene changes to iconographic laptop computer displaying elections.ca

Super: Check or update your address online

Visual: The laptop computer morphs into a mailbox which then morphs into addressed side of voter information card.

Narrator: Watch for your voter information card in the mail about two weeks before election day.

Super: Watch for your voter information card in the mail

Visual: Addressed side of voter information card flips over to information side. Close-up on poll hours and location.

Close-up moves to advance voting days information. Close-up moves to information about other ways you can vote.

Narrator: It tells you where and when you can vote. You can vote almost any time during the election period.

Super: It tells you where and when you can vote

Visual: Voter information card fades. Scene transforms to art card "Ways you can VOTE"

Narrator: You can choose from one of several voting options such as:

Super: Ways you can VOTE

Visual: Title card fades. Scene changes to ballot box (marked with X), folded ballot slides in to box.

Narrator: Vote on election day. Your assigned polling station will be open for 12 hours (hours vary by province).

Super: Vote on election day. Assigned polling station open for 12 hours (hours vary by province)

Visual: Ballot box morphs into a calendar (turned to election month). Advance polling days are marked with an X.

Narrator: Vote on advance polling days. Your assigned advance polling station will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday the week before election day.

Super: Vote on advance polling days. Assigned advance polling station open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Visual: Calendar morphs into an envelope marked with an X.

Narrator: Vote by mail – apply early at elections.ca to receive a special ballot voting kit (deadlines apply).

Super: Vote by mail. Deadlines apply

Visual: Envelope morphs into an Elections Canada office building.

Narrator: Vote by special ballot at any Elections Canada office before the Tuesday before election day, 6:00 p.m. local time.

Super: Vote at any Elections Canada office before the Tuesday before election day, 6:00 p.m.

Narrator: Bring accepted ID to prove your identity and address when you go to vote.

Visual: Elections Canada office building morphs into a piece of photo ID

Super: Bring accepted ID

Visual: The screen changes to a colour background with text.

Narrator: Visit elections.ca for the official information on voting and the health and safety measures in place

Super: elections.ca – Get the official information on voting and the health and safety measures in place

Narrator: or call 1-800-463-6868. TTY 1-800-361-8935.

Visual: Fade to black. A large X appears with the campaign tagline "It's Our Vote". The tagline fades while the X flies off to settle into the X in the Elections Canada logo which appears on screen. The URL elections.ca appears on screen, followed by the toll-free number 1-800-463-6868 and the TTY number 1-800-361-8935.

Super: X It's Our Vote

Elections Canada logo – elections.ca – 1-800-463-6868 – TTY 1-800-361-8935

Distribution:

online, partnerships

Audience:

electors

Date:

44th general election

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