Public Opinion Survey Following the June 30, 2014 Federal By–elections

Table of Contents

• Section 1:Executive Summary
• Section 2: Introduction and Methodology
  • 2.1 Background and Context
  • 2.2 Methodology
• Section 3: Detailed Findings
  • 3.1 Awareness of By-elections
    • 3.1.1 Overall Awareness
    • 3.1.2 Sources of Information about the By-elections
  • 3.2 Voting in the By-elections
    • 3.2.1 Reported turnout
    • 3.2.2 Reasons for not voting
    • 3.2.3 Likelihood of voting online
    • 3.2.4 What would encourage voting in next federal election?
    • 3.2.5 Main Reason for Voting
  • 3.3 Voter Information
    • 3.3.1 Receipt of Voter Information Card
    • 3.3.2 Accuracy of Name on VIC
    • 3.3.3 Accuracy of Address on VIC
    • 3.3.4 Making Corrections to VIC
    • 3.3.5 Recall of Additional Information, Other Than on How and Where to Vote, Included on VIC
    • 3.3.6 Actions Taken to Determine Voter Registration
    • 3.3.7 Proportion of voters who brought their VIC to the polling station
  • 3.4 Voter Experience
    • 3.4.1 Method Used to Vote
    • 3.4.2 Perceived Ease of Voting at the Polling Station on Election Day
    • 3.4.3 Perceived Ease of Voting at an Advance Polling Station
    • 3.4.4 Perceived Ease of Voting by Some Other Method
    • 3.4.5 Awareness of the Option to Vote by Mail
  • 3.5 Proof of Identity/Address Requirement
    • 3.5.1 Awareness of the Requirements
    • 3.5.2 Sources of Awareness
    • 3.5.3 Compliance with Identification Requirements
    • 3.5.4 Documentation Presented to Vote
    • 3.5.5 Missing Documentation
  • 3.6 Accessibility
    • 3.6.1 Time of Day Voted
    • 3.6.2 Location from which arrived at polling station
    • 3.6.3 Convenience of Distance to polling stations or EC Office
    • 3.6.4 Difficulties reaching the polling station
    • 3.6.5 Accessibility of polling station building
    • 3.6.6 Signage
    • 3.6.7 Language
    • 3.6.8 Waiting Times
    • 3.6.9 Special Assistance
    • 3.6.10 Overall Ease of Casting a Ballot at a polling station
  • 3.7 Overall Satisfaction with Elections Canada’s Services
    • 3.7.1 Satisfaction with Services Provided by Elections Canada Staff when Voting
    • 3.7.2 Perceptions of Fairness
  • 3.8 Awareness of Elections Canada Advertising
    • 3.8.1 Source of Information on Voting Procedures
    • 3.8.2 Notice of an Advertisement from Elections Canada
    • 3.8.3 Where Advertising was Noticed
    • 3.8.4 Focus of Elections Canada Advertising
    • 3.8.5 Recall of Elections Canada Advertising Slogan
  • 3.9 Contact with Elections Canada
    • 3.9.1 Contacting Elections Canada during the Election
    • 3.9.2 Getting Needed Information from Elections Canada
    • 3.9.3 Receiving a Telephone Call from Elections Canada
• Section 4: Sample Demographics
• Section 5: Appendix A Survey Questionnaire July 2014

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