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If you’re in #Ontario make sure you register to vote or you won’t get your voters card in the mail apparently.

F*ck off Doug Ford.

Edit: Multiple areas of the elections ON website say registered voters need to confirm to get their ballot. Unsure if it’s legit or if it’s poor marketing materials. I know it’s not Fords fault exactly, but I’m choosing to blame him. He called this snap election lol.

Edit 2: thanks to @CStamp we now know it’s poor marketing.

#OntarioElection

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in reply to erin

Dunno. That just reads to me like if you want the card and you have moved since your last tax return or you’re a new voter, now’s the time to let them know.

Otherwise you won’t get a card but you can still vote by using their site to find your polling place and showing up on voting day.

in reply to David 🇨🇦

@david Yeah, that's just looks normal. If you've moved or just turned 18 you should check the website, otherwise you don't need bother. Elections Ontario is independent and not something DF can mess around with.
in reply to Marielle Quinton

@mariellequinton Right, plus registering is a convenience, not a requirement. If you’re not registered, you can still go to the site in a few days, enter your postal code to find out your polling place, and show up on voting day with ID and you’re good to go.

Having said that, my newly-18 year old twins were excited to go register over the weekend…

in reply to erin

worth noting that the voters database doesn't seem to synchronize with other Ontario data, as we moved five months ago, and updated our healthcards and drivers licences, but the voters list still had us at the old address.

#ONvote #onElection2025

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Marielle Quinton
You don't have to go online to confirm and get your card. You'll get it regardless unless you've moved or have just turned 18. And Elections Ontario is independent.
in reply to Marielle Quinton

@mariellequinton here is from Elections Ontario and it’s definitely feeling like you *NEED* to confirm it to get the card. Wording feels weird to me, likely because the word “Register” is a proper noun in this case.
in reply to erin

And remember that, as long as you know where to go to vote--check with your local Returning Office to be sure!--you don't need your voter information card to vote. Bring a couple of forms of ID with you (Health card doesn't work), and you'll be good to go. What the voter information card does for you, mostly, is that it tells you you're already on the voters' list and won't need to fill out a form day-of, and tells you where you go to vote without having to call and find out. /1
in reply to erin

Yes, absolutely--F*ck off, Doug Ford.

But if someone is not on the list of electors currently, it has nothing to do with Doug Ford. By law, it can't. He can't do anything about it, either way.

in reply to erin

Seems pretty clear to me that it is VOTER SUPPRESSION. No registration = NO card. Those cards are a reminder of when and where to vote, without one, you'll have to figure it out yourself.
in reply to WhistlingStella

@WhistlingStella That's how it has always been. You're automatically registered to vote and your card goes to your last known address. They've now just made it super easy to update it if you've moved.

Your voter registration card also doubles as a proof of address if you need one. It's handy.

in reply to May Likes Toronto

@mayintoronto My notice says to "confirm, update or add your information". I have never been asked to "confirm" my information before and the notice is unclear as to whether "confirmation" is a prerequisite for "registration" or whether voting cards will be mailed as usual without "confirmation ". It is at best ambiguous and 16 days before the election, unnecessarily confusing.
in reply to erin

@mayintoronto it is unclear and I wouldn't put it past this government to try to suppress votes.
in reply to WhistlingStella

@WhistlingStella I know the people who work at Elections Ontario (and who build their website), and I really can't imagine that they'd do this on purpose. They'd likely quit before they'll be a party to voter suppression like this.

Much more likely to be bad messaging.

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in reply to erin

@RandomCanuck

As much as I dislike Dougie and can't find a good reason for this election, the link is to verify that you are on the register of voters, add yourself if you are not, or update info if it has changed.

It even says that you can register directly on the spot, at the polling station if not already registered.

This is not new, this not a Doug thing. I have done the same in the past, and even once had to make a correction to my name when I showed up to vote.

If you want to tell Doug Ford to Fuck Off, I'm all with you, but let's do it with our ballots.

Your advice to check and update voter's registration remains valid.

in reply to Kicou

@kicou @RandomCanuck lol yes sure, not Doug’s fault. But the wording is insanely confusing. Here is a screenshot from elections Ontario website and I have another screenshot that says the same from another part of the site.
in reply to erin

@RandomCanuck

Ya, this is for you to receive your card. It makes it easier to vote. You can vote without it but you have to figure out where your polling station is.

If you did not receive your card but know you are eligible to vote, GO VOTE!

Except if you are a Ford supporter, in which case ignore my previous sentence 😋

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May Likes Toronto
@WhistlingStella I'm sure if you send a message to Elections Ontario, they'll probably clarify it? I don't work for them.
in reply to erin

unfortunate that canada is mimicking the US on making it harder to vote.
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I messaged my guy too. Hopefully it'll be a quick fix.
in reply to erin

I emailed elections Ontario for clarification, received this response: Thank you for contacting Elections Ontario.

You do not have to be registered to vote. If you’re registered to vote, you’ll receive a voter information card in the mail with information about when & where to vote.

The ‘confirm’ option is to check if you are already on the Register.

If you are not registered to vote. You must bring one piece of ID showing both your name & home address to register & receive a ballot.

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