To vote in an election or referendum, you must meet certain conditions, including having your name entered on the list of electors.
To vote:
You must have one of the following pieces of identification with you:
Election officers can direct you to the elector identity verification panel. You will have to declare under oath that you are the person entered on the list of electors and sign the oath provided for this purpose. In this situation, you have three options:
To vote, you must meet the following conditions on election day:
You must also meet one of the following two sets of conditions:
Entry on the list of electors
If the information about you is up to date at Élections Québec, we sent your name to the returning officer so that they can add it to the municipal list of electors. It is your responsibility to verify your registration.
Power of attorney
The co-owners and co-occupants of business establishments must designate one of their members to be entered on the list of electors. They must send this power of attorney to the municipality.
To be eligible to vote, you must:
You must also meet one of the following three sets of conditions:
Important!
If you are a new resident of the municipality, contact your municipality to see if you meet these conditions. You will be told when your domicile had to be established in the municipality to vote in the referendum.
Power of attorney
The co-owners and co-occupants of business establishments must designate one of their members to be entered on the list of electors. They must send this power of attorney to the municipality.
Important!
If you recently bought a building or occupied a business establishment in the municipality, contact your municipality to see if you meet the applicable conditions to vote. You will be told by what date you had to be registered to vote in the referendum.
Designated person
The designated person must:
Important!
If the corporation has recently met any of these conditions, contact your municipality to find out if it meets this group of conditions. You will be told by what date it had to respond in order to be eligible to vote in the referendum.
Your returning officer can answer all your questions about municipal elections. You can also visit the links below to learn more about municipal elections.
In order to exercise your right to vote in a general election or a by-election, your name must be entered on the school board list of electors and you must meet the following conditions.
On election day, you must:
* In a by-election, your home must be located in the electoral division under elections.
If you have one or more children enrolled in the English-language school board serving your area, you should be on the list of electors for that school board. Three weeks before election day, we recommend that you check to see if your name appears on the information card you receive in the mail.
If you do not have any children enrolled in a French-language school service centre or in the English-language school board serving your area and you wish to vote in that school board election, you must apply to the director general. You can also make a request to the returning officer during an election period.
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