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Elector Information
| Elector Qualifications (Provincial Elections) |
A person is qualified to vote in a provincial election if he or she:
is a Canadian citizen;
will be eighteen years of age on or before polling day;
has been or will have been ordinarily resident in the Province for a period of at least 40 days immediately before the election;
will be ordinarily resident in the electoral district as of the date of the election.
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| Elector Qualifications (Municipal, DEC, and RHA Elections) |
A person is qualified to vote in a municipality, rural community, district education council or regional health authority election if he or she:
is a Canadian citizen;
will be eighteen years of age on or before polling day;
has been or will have been ordinarily resident in the Province for a period of at least 40 days immediately before the election;
will be ordinarily resident in the municipality, rural community, school subdistrict, or health subregion at the date of the election.
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| Additions or Corrections to the Register of
Electors between elections |
An elector may visit any Service New Brunswick service centre to request his or her information be updated on the Register of Electors.
This opportunity is also offered to residents when they make changes to their address or legal name and wish to update their drivers
licence, for example. Service New Brunswick began to collect this information on August 1, 2007.
The information is collected and sent to Elections NB, where it a match attempt is made with the names and addresses found on the
Register of Electors. If the matching elector is found, the update is performed immediately.
If the name and address is not found on the Register of Electors, Elections NB will send the resident a certification form and a stamped
return envelope. Before a resident’s name may be added to the Register of Electors, section 20.8(1) of the
Elections Act requires
that a signed certification that the elector qualifications are met be received by Elections NB. When the certification is returned,
the elector will be added to the Register of Electors immediately.
Voters can contact Elections NB at 1-888-858-VOTE (8683), to confirm they are properly listed on the voters list, or if they have
moved or changed their name since the last time they voted, they can update their information over the telephone.
If an eligible elector is not on the voters list, section 20.9 of the Elections Act allows an eligible elector to apply to be added.
We require a signed certification that the elector meets the qualifications to vote. Eligible electors may:
- Download and complete the Application for Addition to List of Electors (C 05 801) form.
- Photocopy one or more pieces of ID that between them show their name, address and signature (i.e. copy both sides of their drivers license).
- Mail or fax the completed form and photocopied information to Elections NB at 506-457-4926 (fax), or 551 King St, Unit 102, Fredericton, NB, E3B 1E7.
We will process the application and add the name to the voters list. During an election, the electors name will then also appear on
the voters list used at the polling stations.
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| Deletions from the Register of Electors between elections |
An elector will be removed from the Register of Electors between elections when Elections NB:
- Receives notification of an elector's death from the Vital Statistics branch of Service New Brunswick.
- Receives notification that the elector has moved and obtained a new driver’s licence in another province.
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| List of Electors for an electoral event |
All of the additions, corrections, and deletions to the Register of Electors between elections are used to create the
Preliminary List of Electors used at the start of an electoral event.
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| Additions or Corrections to the Register of
Electors during elections |
Voters can contact Elections NB at 1-888-858-VOTE (8683), to confirm they are properly listed on the voters list, or if they
have moved or changed their name since the last time they voted, they can update their information over the telephone.
Voters may also contact any returning office opened for the duration of the election to confirm or update their information.
If an eligible elector is not on the voters list for an election, eligible electors may:
- Visit any returning office in the province up until 4 days prior to the date of the election, and complete the
Application for Addition to List of Electors (C 05 801) form.
The eligible elector must show the revision officer one or more pieces of ID that between them shows their name, address and signature,
and sign the declaration that they are eligible, or be personally vouched for by another elector on the same voters list.
The revision officer will add the name and it will appear on the lists used at the polls.
- Visit their assigned advance polling station or ordinary polling station, and complete the
Application for Addition to List of Electors (C 05 801) form.
The eligible elector must show the revision officer one or more pieces of ID that between them shows their name, address and signature,
and sign the declaration that they are eligible, or be personally vouched for by another elector on the same voters list.
The elector may then immediately vote. The information is returned to the returning office, and the revision officer will later add
the name to the voters list.
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