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Special voting offices set up on campuses to encourage youth to vote

CTV Montreal Published Monday, October 5, 2015 5:23PM EDT Last Updated Monday, October 5, 2015 7:22PM EDT

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As Oct. 19 draws nearer, Elections Canada is pulling out the stops to improve voter turnout, particularly among the young.

Special voting offices set up until Thursday in a pilot project on some university and CEGEP campuses and youth centres to make the voting process more accessible.

While all eligible voters can cast their ballots there, the target is young adults 18 to 24.

“If you're Canadian, if you're 18 and you have your proper pieces of ID, you can vote here,” explained Stephanie Campagna of Elections Canada.

“By opening those extra days for them to vote and by being closer to them on campus, we're hoping that really they'll be able to cast their ballot.”

It's all about easier access, said Campagna, so people don't have to wait in line the day of, or be in their riding, for their voice to count.

If you choose to do it this way, beware it's not your typical ballot.

“It's a blank ballot on it you have to write down the name of the candidate that you choose. The full name of the candidate that you choose and not the political party,” said Campagna.

There are 15 special voting polling stations set up across Quebec, including on McGill and Concordia campuses.

“If you have the right to vote in this country, we are going to do whatever we can to help facilitate it,” said Chris Mota, media relations officer of Concordia University.

Here's a full list of the voting stations:

CÉGEP Vieux-Montréal	Rooms A05.06 and 255.A 255 Ontario Street East Montréal, QC H2X 1X6	9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Collège Ahuntsic	Room G-1510 9155 Saint-Hubert Street Montréal, QC H2M 1Y8	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Dawson College	Room 2F.4 (Conrod's) 4001 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West Montréal, QC H3Z 3G4	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
McGill University	Memorial Hall 475 Des Pins Avenue West Montréal, QC H2W 1S4	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
McGill University	La Plaza – Diplomate (Ace Deli Bar and Grill) 420 Sherbrooke Street West Montréal, QC H3A 1B4	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
McGill University	Carrefour Sherbrooke Ballroom, 2nd Floor 475 Sherbrooke Street West Montréal, QC H3A 2L9	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Native Friendship Centre of Montreal	Ground Floor 2001 Saint-Laurent Boulevard Montréal, QC H2X 2T3	9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Concordia University	Loyola Campus 7141 Sherbrooke Street West Montréal, QC H4B 1R6	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Concordia University	John Molson Atrium 1450 Guy Street Montréal, QC H3H 0A1	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Université Laval	Pavillon Charles-De Koninck 2nd Floor 1030 Des Sciences-Humaines Avenue Québec, QC G1V 0A6	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Université de Montréal	Pavillon Jean Brillant 2nd Floor 3200 Jean-Brillant Street Montréal, QC H3T 1N8	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Université de Montréal	Pavillon Marie Victorin 90 Vincent d'Indy Avenue Montréal, QC H2V 2S9	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Vanier College	Board Room F216 and Agora F200B 821 Sainte-Croix Avenue Saint-Laurent, QC H4L 3X9	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Cégep de Sainte-Foy	Dégagement de l'Aile "A" 2410 Sainte-Foy Road Québec, QC G1V 1T3	10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.