When you vote on election day, what do you do?
Quick answer: Go to the voting station with your voter's card and ID, mark an X next to your chosen candidate, fold the ballot and present it to the poll officials who will tear off the ballot number and give you the ballot to deposit in the box. In our practice tests 88% of 112 answers were correct, and the most common mistake is choosing “Go to the voting station, take your voter's card with proof if identity, highlight your choice on the ballot and deposit it in the box”.
Why is this the correct answer?
On election day, bring your voter card and ID to your polling station, receive a ballot, mark an X next to your chosen candidate in a private booth, then fold the ballot and deposit it in the box.
Study Tip
When voting on election day, you'll need to go to the designated voting station and confirm your identity. From there, you'll have a ballot to mark with your choice.
What should you know about this topic?
Canada uses a secret ballot, which means no one can see how you vote. Discover Canada explains the steps on election day. You go to the polling station listed on your voter information card, bring identification, and show it to election officials. You are given a ballot, which you take behind a voting screen to mark privately.
You mark an X in the circle next to the candidate of your choice. You then fold the ballot to keep your choice hidden and give it to the poll officials. They tear off the ballot number to protect your privacy and hand the ballot back so you can put it in the ballot box yourself. The votes are counted after the polls close, and the results are announced on television, radio and online.
If you do not receive a voter information card, you can still vote by bringing proof of identity and address. Elections Canada is the independent agency that runs federal elections. Voters can also vote in advance polls or by special ballot. This topic connects to test questions about who can vote (Canadian citizens 18 or older on election day), the secret ballot, electoral districts, and why voting is both a right and a responsibility. Polling stations are usually in schools, community centres or other public buildings near where you live.
Why are the other answers wrong?
- Go to the voting station, remove 1 ballot and after marking your X deposit it in the ballot box: Voters do not take their own ballot; officials give it after checking identity.
- Go to the voting station, tell them who you are and mark your X. Give the ballot back to the attendant: The voter deposits the ballot in the box; folding and the removal of the ballot number are missing.
- Go to the voting station, take your voter's card with proof if identity, highlight your choice on the ballot and deposit it in the box: Ballots are marked with an X, not highlighted, and the folding and number-removal steps are missing.
What is the most common mistake?
People sometimes think they hand the marked ballot to officials to put in the box, or that they highlight a choice. You mark an X, fold the ballot, the officials remove the number, and you deposit it.
How can you remember the answer?
"ID, X, fold, tear, drop": show ID, mark X, fold, officials tear off the number, you drop it in.
Original data
How many people get this question right?
88% of 112 practice answers from about 73 people were correct. The most common wrong answer is "Go to the voting station, take your voter's card with proof if identity, highlight your choice on the ballot and deposit it in the box", chosen 9% of the time. The data covers practice tests on BecomeACitizen.ca from March 31, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
How hard is this question compared with others?
It is the 43rd easiest of the 167 questions we have enough data to rank. The average for the Federal Elections chapter is 75% correct, and the average across all questions is 75%. You need 75% to pass the real test.
These are practice questions written from the official Discover Canada guide. IRCC does not publish the real test questions. See the full ranking in the 20 most-missed citizenship test questions or browse more Federal Elections questions.
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