海外加拿大人要求进行投票改革以提高即将举行的二次选举的选民参与率,理由是邮件延误和低投票率.
Canadians abroad push for voting reforms to boost turnout in upcoming byelections, citing mail delays and low participation.
海外加拿大人正在推动即将举行的二次选举中投票率提高, 他们指出目前的挑战包括邮政投票,紧张的截止日期,不可靠的国际邮寄服务以及政治政党缺乏接触力.
Canadians abroad are pushing for higher voter turnout in upcoming byelections, citing ongoing challenges like mail-only voting, tight deadlines, unreliable international postal delivery, and insufficient outreach from political parties.
由于有近350万海外选民, 出席率仍然很低.
With nearly 3.5 million eligible overseas voters, participation remains low, often in the single digits.
支持者敦促在大使馆进行亲自投票和网上投票等改革, 并指出预先注册的选民有更高的回归率.
Advocates urge reforms such as in-person voting at embassies and online voting, noting that pre-registered voters have higher return rates.
据加拿大选举局报道,在上一次联邦选举中,只有约一半的101,690张投票包被及时返回,数千件票也延迟或遭到拒绝.
Elections Canada reported that in the last federal election, only about half of 101,690 issued voting kits were returned on time, with thousands delayed or rejected.
机构支持延长最低选举期以改善结果, 而正在进行的努力包括社交媒体和网络活动来告知外籍人士.
The agency supports extending the minimum election period to improve outcomes, while ongoing efforts include social media and web campaigns to inform expatriates.