Paul Burr Norwich Voting rules: the right balance Mary Dejevsky is wrong when she says that Unlock Democracy opposes Individual Elector Registration (IER) (7 March).
The committee's report says it welcomes the principle of individual elector registration (IER), but believes there is a danger that the number of people registered to vote could fall significantly if it is implemented in the way the government plans.
Data matching will be of limited use to the government in introducing individual electoral registration, especially in identifying potential electors, says a report by parliament's political and constitutional reform committee.
It was the largest number of individual defections by electors in a U.S. presidential election — but not enough to change the outcome.
To register with the National Register of Electors, individuals who will be at least 18 years old at the next election must complete a form certifying Canadian citizenship and providing proof of identity and residential address.
An elector may also "file an objection against another elector" by filing an "affidavit of objection with the returning officer" after the issue of writs until 14 days before an election to dispute the eligibility of that individual as an elector.
People are starting to understand that electors are individuals, not just numbers on the map.
