Why isn't CBC News calling Justin Trudeau prime minister? Your Week 1 election questions

Now the campaignis officially underway, many are just starting to think about the weeks ahead and how to vote.

We've been fielding manyquestions about all aspects of the election, from parliamentary procedure to voting restrictions.

Each week until election day, we'll be rounding up your questions and answering the most common inarticles like this. Here are some we got during Week 1.

Why aren't you calling Justin Trudeau the prime minister?

You may have noticed CBCNews referring toJustin Trudeauas Liberal leader. Yes, he's still prime minister. However, now that the election has beencalled, incumbents who are running for re-election are referred to bytheir party affiliation only. According to the CBCLanguage Guide, this is done to "avoid even the perception ofgiving incumbents an advantage."

There are exceptions, though. The political titles are allowed if it is a non-election story, where they are acting in their official role. Right here, though, it's Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

WithParliamentdissolved, what happens if there's a national emergency?

With Parliamentdissolved, it can't be recalled. Until the election ends and a new governmentis sworn in, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers "hold full and complete authority," according to theLibrary of Parliament. They would be the ones dealing with any emergency.

If that emergency requires spending money, they could do so through using theGovernor General's Special Warrants, which coverexpenses"urgently required for the public good."Any decisions would be guided by existing rules.

The Liberals are encouraged to act with restraint, though. An emergency is one thing, but they shouldn't be spending money on policy or new appointments. There areno penaltiesif they do that, but as the Library of Parliament warns,"the possibility of political sanction in the form of a defeat at the polls would have to be taken into account."

I'm moving between now and the election. Wherewill I vote?

It depends where you consider your home riding to be.

If it's your new home (and you are on the voter list), you canupdate your address here but you should do it soon.That way, your voter information card can be sent to your new address. You can use it along with one other form of ID to vote. This is perhaps the easiest way to vote if you just moved, as you likely won't have time to update your address on any of your other IDs just yet; the election is soon on Oct. 21 after all!

If you still consider your old address your home riding (but don't want to drive back),you can do it by mail you can sign up to get a kit sentnow. You can also go to any Elections Canada officeand vote there.

How does a person in hospital vote?

You may actually be able to vote via mobile polling station in the hospital. Elections Canada plans to travel to 5,202 different places where seniors or people with disabilities live, including hospitals. In some cases, poll staffers willactually go room to room in hospitalswith a ballot box.

Elections Canada suggests contacting your hospitalto see if voting will be offered there.The same type of identification rules applyasif you were to go to a regular polling station. There are several hospital items you can use as one of your forms of identification though, including hospital cards, hospital ID wristbands andlabels fromyour prescriptions. You can use one of these along with an additional ID from this list, which has your address.

• Check out our voter guide for what you need to know to vote

How do I vote if I'ma shut-in?

If you can't leave your house or make it to a polling station, you can get your ballot kit sent to you in the mail you can apply for itnow.

In certain cases, an election officer may come to your house to let you vote. This is allowed if:

• You can't read.
• Your disability prevents you from using the mail ballot.
• Your disability prevents you from getting to an Elections Canada office.

Elections Canada considers the home visit a last resort, if all other options have been exhausted. If you meet the criteria, you can contact your returning officer to request to vote at home.

How long has vouching been in place? How many people use it?

Vouching is being reinstated this election. It's the practice of getting someone to vouch for your right to vote if you don't have valid ID. That person must be able to prove their identity and address.

It was offered as an option in past electionsbut was nixed as part of the Conservatives' Elections Act changes in 2014, so it wasn't available in the 2015 election.The Liberals made their own changes to the Elections Act last year, bringing back vouching.

In 2011, about 120,000 people used vouching in order to vote. That's around 0.8 per cent of all voters.

If I take my ballot andjust hand it back, does it count as a protest vote?

If a voter refuses to go into a polling booth and insists on handing back anunmarked ballot, workers will still put thatballot inthe box, where it will be counted as a rejected ballot.

The number of rejected ballots is included in Election Canada's final vote count; there were120,515 rejectedin 2015. However, it can't be considered a protest votebecausemany types of ballots are counted as rejected, includingones with no votes, ones with multiple votes andones that are improperly marked.

"There is no mechanism to track people who want to protest their vote," saysMatthew McKenna, who works in media relations for Elections Canada.

In Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontarioprovincial elections and territorial elections in the Northwest Territories, you can actually decline your ballot, which gives a better indication of those voting in protest. The option isn't available federally.

Have a question you don't see here? Send Haydn an email athaydn.watters@cbc.ca. He'll try to get you an answer or include it in a future article.