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Voting by mailOfficial election information – September 20, 2021 federal election

Voting by mail

Subject:

Voting by mail

Transcript:

Visual: Federal Election appears. Fade to black.

Narrator (voice over): Federal election. Voting by mail. How it works:

Super: Voting by mail

Visual: Title + Elections Canada logo.

Narrator: To vote by mail, you can apply at elections.ca

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

Super: Apply to vote by mail by visiting elections.ca

Visual: Scene changes to back of laptop. The letter i (for information) is on back of computer. A person is looking at the screen and talking on the phone.

Narrator: or call or visit any Elections Canada office.

Super: or calling or visiting any Elections Canada office.

Visual: Scene fades. An inner envelope appears. A special ballot pops up from the top of the envelope.

Narrator: Once you have successfully applied to vote by mail, Elections Canada will mail you a voting kit, which you will complete and mail back by election day. The kit will include everything you need: a ballot, an inner and outer envelope to protect the secrecy of your vote,

Super: Elections Canada will mail you a voting kit, which you will complete and mail back by election day. The kit includes: a ballot, an inner and outer envelope,

Visual: Inner envelope flips to show a postage-paid mailing envelope marked with an X.

Narrator: and a mailing envelope with prepaid postage.

Super: and a mailing envelope with prepaid postage.

Narrator: Follow the instructions in your voting kit.

Visual: Mailing envelope flips to reveal inner envelope and a special ballot.

Super: Follow the instructions in your voting kit

Visual: Envelope slides off screen. Close-up on ballot.

Narrator: When you vote by mail, you use a special ballot. It's different than the one you get at your polling station.

Super: When you vote by mail, you use a special ballot.

Narrator: This means that your ballot will not have a list of candidates to choose from. Instead, there is a blank space for you to write the name of the candidate you are voting for.

Visual: Cursive writing representing a signature appears on the special ballot.

Super: Blank space for you to write the name of the candidate you are voting for.

Narrator: The final list of candidates will be available on the Elections Canada website three weeks before election day.

Visual: Special ballot fades out and a laptop appears. The laptop shows a list of candidates.

Super: Final list of candidates will be available on elections.ca three weeks before election day.

Visual: The laptop fades out and a signed special ballot and envelope appear. Signed special ballot slides into the inner envelope. The envelope closes. Envelope with declaration on it comes into the scene, sealed envelope slides into it.

Narrator: After you mark your ballot, you will place it in the inner envelope provided so your vote can't be traced back to you.

Super: After you mark your ballot place it in the inner envelope

Narrator: Then, you'll place the inner envelope in a second envelope, which has a declaration on it.

Visual: A signature appears on the declaration on the front of the mailing envelope.

Super: Sign the declaration

Narrator: You will sign the declaration and mail it back to Elections Canada. Return your ballot using the provided pre-addressed return envelope. You don't need a stamp.

Visual: Mailing envelope fades. A mailbox appears.

Super: and mail it back to Elections Canada

Visual: Mailbox fades. A ticking clock appears.

Narrator: Remember: Deadlines apply.

Super: Deadlines apply!

Visual: Clock fades. A calendar appears (turned to election month). Election day is marked with an X.

Narrator: Your ballot must arrive at Elections Canada by election day, or it cannot be counted.

Super: Your ballot must arrive at Elections Canada by election day

Visual: Calendar fades. A pushpin on a blank note appears.

Narrator: Plan ahead if you want to vote by mail. Apply as soon as possible and consider the time it will take for your ballot kit to arrive from Elections Canada and for it to be returned.

Super: Plan ahead

Visual: Scene changes to an envelope marked with an X. A checkmark appears on the envelope. Beside the envelope there is a ballot above a ballot box. The ballot box fades but does not disappear.

Narrator: Once you apply to vote by mail, you can't change your mind and vote at advance polls or on election day.

Super: Once you apply to vote by mail, you can't change your mind and vote another way

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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