Voters in Crowded Poilievre Byelection Will Have to Write In Candidate Name: Elections Canada

Voters enter a polling station to vote in the federal election in Oshawa, Ont., on Sept. 20, 2021. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

Elections Canada will require voters to write in their preferred candidate’s name in the upcoming byelection in Battle River—Crowfoot, Alta., where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running for a seat. 

Standard ballots will be replaced by a write-in ballot with a blank space where the voter must write in their choice, after more than 200 candidates entered the field, according to Elections Canada, who announced the changes July 28.