Calgary, Get out and Vote

ELECTION DAY	Monday, May 2, 2011 7:30am-7:30pm in Calgary
ADVANCED POLLS	Friday, April 22, Saturday, April 23 and Monday, April 25 12:00pm-8:00pm in Calgary

Visit Elections Canada for more information.

Who Can Vote

Any Canadian citizen, 18 years or older may vote. Bring one original piece of identification issued by a government or government agency containing your photo, name and address OR two original pieces of identification authorized by the Chief Elector Officer, both pieces must contain your name, and one must also contain your address OR the elector may swear an oath and be vouched for by an elector who is on the list of electors in the same polling division and who has acceptable identification.

The elector must have a civic address for his or her place of ordinary residence in Canada, for electoral purposes.

Ways to Vote

You can vote at your polling station on election day, May 2, 2011. Or, if it’s more convenient, there are other options. You may:

• vote at the advance polls
• vote at your local Elections Canada office, or
• vote by mail

Elections Canada also provides alternative voting methods for electors in acute care hospitals, electors in isolated areas, members of the Canadian Forces worldwide, Canadians employed outside Canada as teachers or as members of the administrative support staff in a Canadian Forces school and incarcerated electors.

Returning officers make special voting arrangements for institutions where seniors or persons with physical disabilities live.

For more information, please contact Elections Canada.

Candidates for Calgary Centre

Liberal Party of Canada – Jennifer Pollock
Conservative Party of Canada – Lee Richardson
Green Party of Canada – William Hamilton
New Democratic Party – Donna Marlis Montgomery

Elections Canada