Annual REPORT - Elections Manitoba

2003
Method of Registration Number of Voters Percentage
Enumeration 702,572 95.9
Revision* (four days) 15,012 2.0
Sworn on at voting stations 15,362 2.1
TOTAL 732,946 100.00
2007
Enumeration 687,834 92.8
Revision* (six days) 26,660 3.6
Sworn on at voting stations 26,426 3.6
TOTAL 740,920 100.00
2011
Enumeration 710,590 91.5
Revision* (29 days) 40,185 5.2
Sworn on at voting stations 26,279 3.4
TOTAL 777,054 100.00
*Includes net additions and deletions and personal security voters
Names were entered into a Voter Enumeration System (VES), the in-house system that ultimately
generates the voters list. To ensure accuracy, a double-entry system was used at the returning
office to record names on the voters list. This practice was first introduced in the 2007 election.
Other measures taken to ensure accuracy of the voters list included an electronic system that
checked for errors in postal addresses, proofing, and measures to eliminate duplication of names
on the list.
Enumeration
The 33-day enumeration period was broken into two distinct phases: active and targeted.
During the active phase, enumerators visited all homes in the province, with return visits carried
out as required to gather names of all eligible voters. When residents were not home, enumerators
left handbills with RO contact information and a message that the resident would be visited
again. By visiting voters in their homes, enumerators had an opportunity to provide information
to voters about the electoral process and answer any questions that arose. The home visits also
provided enumerators with an opportunity to offer a homebound voting option to voters whose
disability would make it difficult to access a voting place, as well as to caregivers of those voters.
To ease identification for the voter and optimize enumerator safety, staff wore yellow reflective
vests and Elections Manitoba photo-identification tags. They were also equipped with a personal
alarm. In some areas, enumerators worked in teams to further enhance safety.
The targeted phase of enumeration allowed Returning Officers to focus their staff on particular
areas, including personal care homes and initial visits to university residences.
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