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Be a Canadian Citizen; and
Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration, OR if an election is in progress, 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election; and
Be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 (six) months prior to the day of registration; and
Be a resident of the City of Prince George on the day of registration; and
Not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law.

Resident electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one (1) with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both identity and place of residence.

Examples of acceptable identification include:

BC Driver’s Licence**
BC Identification Card**
BC CareCard**
Credit Card OR Debit Card
Property Tax Notice
Social Insurance Number Card

Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
Provincial Social Assistance Form SDES8
Current Utility Bill – Containing Elector’s Name and Address
Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle License (issued by ICBC)
Other documents sufficient to satisfy the Chief Election Officer
(e.g. Canadian passport, Certificate of Indian Status card, etc.)

**Driver’s Licence and/or BC Identification Cards with a BC Care Card on the reverse are only one (1) acceptable form of identification.

Non-Resident Property Electors

To register as a non-resident elector you must:

Be a Canadian Citizen; and
Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration, OR if an election is in progress, 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election; and
Be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 (six) months prior to the day of registration; and
Be a registered owner of real property in the City of Prince George for at least thirty (30) days immediately before the day of registration;
Not be entitled to register as a resident elector; and
Not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-resident property electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one (1) with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and if there is more than one (1) owner, written consent from a majority of the property owners to the one (1) owner voting.

The Application for Registration as a Non-Resident Property Elector and the Non-Resident Property Elector Consent Form may be obtained from the Legislative Services Division located on the Fifth Floor of City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or from the City of Prince George website www.princegeorge.ca/election. In addition, the forms will be available at all voting locations on Advance Voting days and General Voting Day.

by Greg Fry

Advance polls open today

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