Patients allowed to vote in hospitals through special ballots

So far, 7.3 million voters in Canada have voted through advance elections, while many have also got the opportunity to vote through special ballots. A 97-year-old voter undergoing treatment in an Alberta hospital decided to stay in the hospital for a few more days to vote through a special ballot.

Yesterday, he voted in the hospital with the help of an election officer of Canada. This facility is available to those who are away from their riding due to illness and cannot walk to vote.

According to Elections Canada, hospitalized patients have the right to vote from their hospital room through a special ballot by registering their name. 75,471 voted through Vote on Campus, of which 8,856 are Albertans. Voters in Canada will vote on April 28.