Canadians isolating due to COVID-19 will be unable to vote on election day – CBC
Here’s what you need to know if you test positive for COVID-19 ahead of Sept. 20
Sep 16, 2021
You’ve read the party platforms, received your voter ID card, and made a plan to vote on election day. But then you, or a close contact, test positive for COVID-19. What happens now?
Any Canadian voter who is required to self-isolate due to a positive COVID-19 test, or close contact with someone who has tested positive, in accordance with their provincial or territorial rules, will have no way to cast a ballot on Sept. 20.
Elections Canada has brought in a number of precautions for safe voting, including safety measures at polling booths, advance voting dates and mail-in ballots. Nearly 5.8 million Canadians voted over the four days of advance polling, and more than 1.2 million Canadians requested special voting kits, far more than in previous years.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/voting-covid-isolation-1.6175446
