Voting takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 14
Queen’s Students have two options for voting in the federal election:
1) Mail-in vote to “home” riding To vote in your home riding, you must fill out an application. The application can be picked up at 366 King St. East, Suite 300 or can be accessed online at electionscanada.ca.
2) Vote in Kingston
Polling stations for students living in the Ghetto will be located within a short walking distance of campus. For information on your exact polling station, click here and enter your postal code. Once you’ve clicked search, a tab will appear on the next page that says “where do I vote?”
To vote in Kingston, students must at the polling station. You will require one piece of government-issued photo identification and proof of residence at your current address in the Ghetto. Students living in residence will be mailed a voter card in their residence mailboxes and can vote at Victoria Hall.
Acceptable forms of identification Option 1
• Provide one original piece of identification issued by a government or government agency containing your photo, name and address.
―Examples: driver’s licence, Ontario health card, provincial or territorial identification card (non-drivers) for the provinces/territories of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories.
Option 2
• Provide two original pieces of identification authorized by the chief electoral officer of Canada. Both pieces must contain your name, and one must also contain your address.
―Identity cards: health card, Social Insurance Number card, birth certificate, driver’s licence, Canadian port, certificate of Indian status, certificate of Canadian citizenship or citizenship card, credit or debit card with elector name, Canadian Forces Identity Card, public transportation card, student identification card, library card, liquor identification card, provincial/territorial identification card.
―Original documents containing name and address: credit card statement, bank statement, utility bill (residential telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission, hydro, gas or water), attestation of residence issued by the responsible authority of an Indian band or reserve, local property tax assessment, school, college or university report card or transcript, residential lease, residential mortgage statement or agreement, Canada Child Tax Benefit statement, Income Tax Assessment Notice, insurance policy, government cheque or government cheque stub with elector name, statement of employment insurance benefits paid (T4E), vehicle Ownership, vehicle Insurance.
Option 3
• An elector whose name appears on the list of electors in the same polling division who has an acceptable piece or pieces of identification can vouch for you. Both will be required to make a sworn statement. An elector cannot vouch for more than one person, and the person who has been vouched for cannot vouch for another elector.
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