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Strong turnout to first advance poll
A total of 371 registered voters cast their ballots yesterday in the first of two advance polls in the City of Cranbrook’s by-election.
The second and final advance poll is next week on Wednesday, October 18 from 8 am to 8 p.m. at the Parkview Pavilion Senior Centre on 17th Avenue South. General voting day is Saturday, October 21 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort.
There are also several special voting opportunities for those eligible voters who are admitted patients at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital or residents of a number of retirement and nursing home facilities.
Those will take place on Friday, October 20, at the following locations:
Joseph Creek Village 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Scott Villa 9:15 – 9:45 a.m.
Dr. F.W. Green Memorial Home 10 – 11:45 a.m.
East Kootenay Regional Hospital 1 – 4:30 p.m.
Joseph Creek Care Village 2 – 5:30 p.m.
Mountain View Village 5 – 5:45 p.m.
In order to be able to vote, you must meet the following elector qualifications:
Resident Elector
(a) is a Canadian citizen;
(b) is, OR will be on October 21, 2017, age 18 or older;
(c) has been a resident of British Columbia for the past six months;
(d) has been a resident of the City of Cranbrook for the past 30 days; and
(e) is not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.
RESIDENT ELECTORS may register on Voting Day at the Polling Station, if they meet these qualifications and provide two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not required. The identification must prove both residency and identity.
Non-Resident Property Elector
(a) is not entitled to register as a resident elector of the City of Cranbrook;
(b) is a Canadian citizen;
(c) is, OR will be on October 21, 2017, age 18 or older;
(d) has been a resident of British Columbia for the past six months;
(e) has been a registered owner of real property in the City of Cranbrook for the past 30 days;
(f) has received the written consent of a majority of the registered owners of the property designating you as the one who may vote (only one person may vote on the property qualification no matter how many owners there may be).
NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS may register on Voting Day at the Polling Station, if they meet the qualifications set out, have two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature to prove identity), PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY and the WRITTEN CONSENT OF A MAJORITY OF THE REGISTERED OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY designating you as the one who may vote.
For more information about the by-election, please visit the city website @ www.cranbrook.ca and click on the 2017 By-Election button at the bottom of the homepage.
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