How To Vote?
When?
Where?
What to Bring?
What if I need Assistance to Vote?
Mail Ballot Voting Information?
When can I vote?
General Voting Day is
Saturday, November 19th, 2011.
Voting places will be open between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Advance Voting will be held on
Wednesday, November
9th and Tuesday,
November 15th at locations in each Electoral Area. They are available
on our
Where To Vote? page.
Any qualified elector may vote at an advance voting opportunity. The former
requirement to sign a form stating a reason for voting in advance has been eliminated.
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Where can I vote?
The locations of all voting places on General Voting Day will be published in the
media and are available on this web site (Link
to Where To Vote?). You can vote at the voting place of your choice, however,
you may only vote once.
The locations of all Advance Voting opportunities (Link
to Where To Vote?) and Special Voting Opportunities will be published in
the media and posted on this web site once they are finalized.
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What to bring when you vote?
Resident Electors and Non-Resident Property Owners require two pieces of ID that
prove who you are and where you live. One must have your signature on it. Please
read on for details.
Resident Electors (includes qualified
voters who are residents, dependents and renters living within the Electoral Area
Boundary and for the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area on WFN Reserves #9 and
#10)
If you are eligible to vote (click here to go to the
Who Can Vote page), Resident Electors MUST produce two pieces of identification
to the election staff at the voting place in order to vote. The identification should
prove both residency and identity and at least one piece must have your signature.
Acceptable identification includes two of the following, and at least one piece
with your signature:
·
BC Driver’s License
·
ICBC Vehicle Insurance Documents
· Social Insurance Card
·
BC Identification Card
·
Credit Card
·
BC CareCard or Gold CareCard
·
Utility Bill
·
Tax Notice (B.C. Surveyor of Taxes)
·
Citizenship Card
·
Request for Continued Assistance (Form SDES8)
Voters will also be required to sign a Voting Book, declaring that they are qualified
to vote.
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Non-Resident Property Electors
At the voting place, you will be required to produce
acceptable identification, as well as proof of ownership of the property
in question. If there are other owners of the property you must also have
written consent
(Consent
Form) from a majority of the other owners on title designating you as
the owner that will vote on their behalf.
Non-resident
property
electors no
longer need a
Property Elector
Certificate to
vote.
If you own property along with a corporation, then NONE OF THE OWNERS of
the property is eligible to vote.
For more information about voting as a Non-Resident Property Elector, please contact
the Chief Election Officer at (250) 763-4918 or by email at
elections@cord.bc.ca
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What if I need assistance
to vote?
If you are able to get to the voting place (for example, by car) but are unable
to get inside the building, you may request that an election official bring you
a ballot. This is called “curbside voting”.
If you are unable to mark your own ballot you may ask an election official, friend
or relative to help you.
If you require a translator to interpret for you, you may bring someone along.
Note: There will be additional authorization forms to sign for these procedures.
For more information please contact the Regional District of Central Okanagan Election
officials:
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Mail Ballot Voting Information?
One of the options for voters in the Central Okanagan
East and Central Okanagan West Electoral Areas is the use of a mail-in ballot.
Mail Ballot Voting Information
This option may be considered by people who expect to be absent from the jurisdiction
and unable to vote in either the Advance or General Voting Day polls or by those
people who may be unable to vote due to a physical disability, illness or injury
that would otherwise prevent them from voting.
In order to vote by mail-in ballot, an elector must meet the same qualifications
as any person voting at a polling station (Who
Can Vote - Resident and Non-resident electors).
Electors wishing to vote by mail-in ballot must submit their full name, residential
address (or address of property owned if a non-resident elector) and outline whether
they wish to pick up the ballot package in person from the Regional District of
Central Okanagan office or receive it by regular mail.
Application To Vote By Mail
(must be
completed
and
returned
to Chief
Election
Officer
before
November
17,
2011)
In order
to be
counted,
elector's
using
the
mail-in
ballot
option
must
ensure
the
completed
ballot
is
received
by the
Chief
Election
Officer
no later
than
8:00 pm
on
General
Voting
Day
Saturday,
November
19th,
2011.
For more
information
about
Mail
Balloting
for the
Regional
District
of
Central
Okanagan
please
contact
the
Elections
Office
at
250-763-4918
or email
Mary
Jane
Drouin Chief
Election Officer at elections@cord.bc.ca
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