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1999 Provincial Election Voter Information
A person qualified to vote during provincial elections must be:
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Eligibility
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- a Canadian citizen;
- eighteen years of age on or before polling day;
- ordinarily a resident in the province six months immediately preceding the date of the election;
- ordinarily a resident in the electoral district at the date of the election.
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Exceptions
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A person not qualified to vote at provincial elections is:
- the Chief Electoral Officer and returning officers. Returning officers may only vote if
there is a tie;
- every person undergoing punishment as an inmate in a penal institution for the
commission of any offense;
- every person who is legally restrained of his movement or deprived of the
management of his property by reason of mental disease or infirmity;
- every person who is disqualified from voting under any law relating to the
disqualification of electors for corrupt or illegal practices.
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The enumeration process differs in rural and urban divisions.
Urban Polling
Divisions
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In urban areas:
- Two enumerators will visit each home;
- Enumerators must live in the electoral district;
- Enumerators may enumerate every eligible voter in a residence in one visit;
- An enumeration slip giving the polling division number and the location of the
polling station will be left at the home for each eligible voter;
- The registered district association in an electoral district associated with the
government party and the registered political party whose candidates received the largest
percentage of all votes cast in the previous general election other than the government
party may submit lists of names for the appointment of enumerators;
- Enumerators will prepare a preliminary list of voters in their polling division listing
voters by address in geographical order.
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Rural Polling
Divisions
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In rural areas:
- One enumerator will visit each home;
- Enumerator must live in the polling division;
- Enumerators may enumerate every eligible voter in a residence in one visit;
- An enumeration slip giving the polling division number and the location of the polling station will be left at
the home for each eligible voter;
- The registered district association whose political party won the last election
submits a list of names for the appointment of enumerators;
- The rural enumerator acts as a revision officer on official revision day;
- The enumerator shall prepare the preliminary list of voters in alphabetical order.
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Process
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The enumeration process will be as follows:
- Enumeration will be carried out door-to-door, and enumerators will visit each
residence at least twice if they believe that all eligible voters have not been enumerated;
- Enumerators will leave a card on the door giving their name and telephone
number so that they may be reached;
- Enumerators will post the preliminary list of voters in their polling division.
- Enumerators will post the list in a prominent place in their polling division so that
voters may check to see if their name is included.
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The preliminary lists of electors shall be open for revision on application, from and including Wednesday,
the twelfth day before polling day, Wednesday May 26, to and including the fourth day before polling day, Thursday, June 3,
at the office of the
returning officer.
Preparation
of Lists of Electors
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The preliminary list of electors for each polling division is prepared by the 2 enumerators in each polling division.
The names of those who vote at an advance poll are crossed off the preliminary lists.
The names of those who vote by Special Ballot have their names crossed off the
preliminary Lists and SB printed beside their name. This is the same list used at the poll on election day.
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