The information system of the permanent list of electors is essentially composed of two registers: the register of electors and the register of territories (table in French).
The register of electors consists of data on all electors wishing to be entered on a provincial, municipal or school list of electors.
It is composed of:
This information and the RAMQ’s register of insured persons are cross-tabulated in order to attribute a cross-tabulation code to each elector. This code enables the RAMQ to transmit to us any identity or address change pertaining to a given elector. Updating the register of electors is done continuously.
The register of electors is updated permanently on the basis of data derived from 10 information sources:
The register of territories is composed of three subregisters:
The electoral territory subregister (table in French) is updated as and when changes are made in the description of these territories. The municipalities and the school boards retain responsibility for updating these territories, when necessary. The address subregister is renewed primarily through updates made to the register of electors (new addresses, street name changes, etc.).