Qualifications For Voting

Qualifications For Voting

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FIRE HALL REFERENDUM
Qualifications For Voting

Resident Electors: Persons residing within Electoral Area 'E' and portions of Electoral Area 'F' (Peterson Road area) and Electoral Area 'G' (Rivers Edge development area) shall be entitled to vote on the referendum question provided that the following criteria is met:

  1. must be 18 or older on general voting day;
  2. must be a Canadian citizen;
  3. must be a resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day;
  4. must be a resident of the Nanoose Bay Fire Protection Service Area for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day;
  5. must not be disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other enactment, or otherwise be disqualified by law.
Persons qualifying as "Resident Electors" who will be applying to register at the time of voting must provide at least two documents verifying the elector's identity, with at least one containing the elector's signature, such as a Drivers License.

Non Resident Electors: Persons owning property and not residing within the Nanoose Bay Fire Protection Service Area shall be entitled to vote on the referendum question provided that the following criteria is met:

  1. must be 18 or older on general voting day;
  2. must be a Canadian citizen;
  3. must be a resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day;
  4. must not be entitled to register as a resident elector;
  5. must have been a registered owner of real property in the Nanoose Bay Fire Protection Service Area for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day;
  6. must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.
Persons qualifying as "Non-Resident Property Electors" who will be applying to register at the time of voting, must complete an application form, must provide at least two documents that provide evidence of the applicant's identity and must provide a copy of land title registration or tax notice which provides proof of ownership. At least one of the documents must contain the applicant's signature, such as a Drivers License.

A person may register as a non-resident property elector in relation to only one parcel of real property within the Nanoose Bay Fire Protection Service Area. If more than one individual is the registered owner of the real property, only one of those individuals may register and the person registering must do so with the written consent of the number of those individuals who, together with the person registering, are a majority of registered owners.

Acceptable Identification is specified by regulation and includes a BC Driver's Licence, BC Identification Card, Owner's Certification of Insurance & Vehicle Licence, BC CareCard or BC Gold CareCard, Social Insurance Card, Citizenship Card, Property Tax Notice, credit card or debit card, utility bill (hydro, natural gas, water, telephone or cable).