Elections Canada will require voters to write in their preferred candidate’s name in the upcoming by-election in Battle River—Crowfoot, Alta., where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running for a seat.
Standard ballots will be replaced by a write-in ballot with a blank space where the voter must write in their choice, after more than 200 candidates entered the field, according to Elections Canada, who announced the changes July 28.
“The adapted ballot will feature a blank space where electors can write the name of their preferred candidate,” Elections Canada said, noting that “this will replace the typical list-style ballot, on which electors mark a blank circle next to the name of the candidate of their choice.”…