Election day in Ontario is set for Feb. 27 and some Ontarians are left feeling frustrated as they continue to wait for their voter information cards.
Voter information cards allow registered voters to cast their vote quickly at their designated station – they can be used during election day and the advanced voting period which already ended on Feb. 22.
But with only days left until voters head to the polls, many are saying online that their voter cards are nowhere to be found.
One advanced voter took to Reddit to post, “don’t bother waiting for your voter information card.”
“They told us at the polls that most people will not get theirs before the election. A combination of the weather and a short timeline,” the user said.
Another user went on to say “not only did I not get my card, turns out I’m not even on the voter list for the first time since 1978.”
“This is all such a greasy and shady process,” another user said.
While the delay has some social users feeling upset about the election process so far, Elections Ontario confirmed with Now Toronto that all cards were mailed out last week.
The Elections Ontario website states that voter cards were mailed out between Feb. 17 and Feb. 22, which could explain the delay.
Despite some voters not receiving their cards in time for advance voting, it did not stop some Ontarians from heading to the polls.
Elections Canada says 678,789 voters cast their ballot over three days, according to preliminary results, which represents 6.14 per cent of eligible voters in Ontario compared to 2022 where 9.92 per cent of voters cast their ballot over 10 days.
It’s unclear if all voters will receive their cards in time for Thursday’s election, but registered and unregistered voters can still vote as long as they show one piece of ID with both their name and address.
