Advance polls
If you prefer to vote before election day, you may take advantage of any advance polls in your electoral district. All advance poll locations are chosen for ease of access. Ballots cast at the advance polls are counted at the close of the polls on election day.
The dates, times, and locations of advance polls are provided on the Notice of Registration card. During an election, they will also be posted on this web site and in the newspaper.
Time to vote
Every voter is entitled to have three consecutive hours in which to vote. Employers whose employees have three consecutive hours of their own time available during polling hours need not allow additional time for voting. If, however, an employee does not have this time available, it is stressed that the amount of time required:
- must be requested by the employee,
- is at a time convenient to the employer, and
- once requested by the employee, must be allowed by the employer.
For more information on the legislation affecting time off to vote, see Section 6 of the Election Act.