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A fact from International Register of Electors appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 July 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that as of 2019, inclusion in the International Register of Electors no longer requires residency in Canada in the preceding five years?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/International Register of Electors.

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 00:38, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that expatriate Canadians added to the International Register of Electors may vote in Canadian elections in the electoral riding of their last Canadian address?

Source: "Votes cast by Canadians living abroad count in the electoral district where they last lived before leaving Canada." at Voting rules for electors living outside of Canada

ALT1: ... that as of 2019, inclusion in the International Register of Electors no longer requires residency in Canada in the preceding five years? Source: "Now, any Canadian expatriate qualified to vote, regardless of how long they have been out of the country" and "Previously, only citizens who had lived abroad for less than five years were allowed to vote." at List of countries where Canadian expats live disclosed for security reasons
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rebecca Odes; see my DYK tracker.
Comment: I welcome suggestions for shorter hooks, and a better alternative for ALT1, which is lacking some context.

Moved to mainspace by Mindmatrix (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 133 past nominations.

Mind matrix 16:37, 17 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Article moved to mainspace the day it was nominated. Article is long enough, well-cited to reliable sources, presentable, and with no policy issues detected. Hooks are formatted and of good length, hook facts cited in article, verified from sources, and interesting. QPQ verified. ALT0 is probably the more interesting of the two. I'm going to hold the tick for a bit while I think about other hooks (per nom). (I had something interesting about the Quebec (provincial) list, as voters outside the province were more likely to vote "no" on sovereignty.) BTW, would you like to request this for Canada Day? – Reidgreg (talk) 16:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Reidgreg: It hadn't occurred to me to request a Canada Day slot, but that sounds good. Mindmatrix 00:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - Approved ALT0 & ALT1. Requesting 1 July. – Reidgreg (talk) 00:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - I didn't think of any ALTs, so approving this with the date request. I've got this watchlisted in case you think of another. – Reidgreg (talk) 00:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]