Ready to cast your vote? Advance polls for the federal election start tomorrow.
Advance voting runs Friday, Sept. 10 to Monday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The location of your local poll is available on the voter information card that you will receive by mail, or you can find your polling station online here.
Newmarket-Aurora will have four advance polling locations available over the weekend: Aurora Seniors' Centre at 90 John West Way, NewRoads Performing Arts Centre at 505 Pickering Cres., Ray Twinney Recreation Complex at 100 Eagle St. W, and Newmarket Community Centre at 200 Doug Duncan Dr.
Voting can also be done by special ballot in person at the Elections Canada office before 6 p.m. on Sept. 14. In Newmarket, the office is located at 16655 Yonge Street, Suite 4. More on the process to vote by special ballot is available here.
Election day is Monday, Sept. 20.
To vote, you must be at least 18 years old on election day.
At the polling station, you will be asked for identification. There are three options for this:
- Option 1: Show your driver's licence or any other government-issued ID with your photo, name and current address. The ID can be from the federal, provincial or local government.
- Option 2: Show two pieces of ID with your name. At least one must have your current address. Examples of what's accepted are your voter information card and bank statement, or a utility bill and student ID card. A list of accepted ID is available here.
- Option 3: People with no ID can declare their identity and address in writing and have someone they know and who is assigned to their polling station vouch for them. The voucher must be able to prove their identity and address and can only vouch for one person, except in long-term care facilities.
You can check to see if you're registered to vote online here.
The candidates for Newmarket-Aurora are Liberal Tony Van Bynen, Conservative Harold Kim, NDP Yvonne Kelly, Green Tim Flemming, PPC Andre Gagnon and independent Dorian Baxter.
Visit newmarkettoday.ca/canadavotes2021 for more federal election coverage.
— With files from Maija Hoggett
