dr. deena hinshaw, alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said proof of vaccination will not be required to enter a polling place and cast a ballot.
“please vote. elections canada has measures in place to support physical distancing, masking and other ways to reduce transmission,” hinshaw said.
voters need to bring a government-issued piece of identification, such as a driver’s license, or two other pieces of id — both must show the person’s name and one must include their address, such as a health card and utility statement.
a person can also declare their identity and address in writing and have a person who knows them — who is assigned to the same polling station — vouch for them.
a full list of acceptable forms of identification is available on
elections canada’s website
.
ahead of election day, 196,303 calgary voters cast their ballots during the advance polls last weekend. this is 1,080 more than during advance polls for the 43rd general election in 2019 — which saw 195,223 advance poll votes.
in alberta, 627,640 voters cast a ballot in advance polls, which were open from sept. 10 to 13. this was up from the 604,300 votes cast during advance polls in 2019.
there is also expected to be a greater number of mail-in ballots this year due to the covid-19 pandemic.