Elections

A person can be registered as a voter in The Rural Municipality of Prince Albert if they, on election day:

• are a Canadian Citizen;
• are the full age of 18 years;
• have resided in the RM of Prince Albert for at least three consecutive months immediately proceeding the day of election; or
• are the registered owner of land in the RM of Prince Albert; or
• are assessed with respect to land in the RM of Prince Albert pursuant to a lease, license, permit or contract in agreement with the registered owner; or
• are assessed with respect to an improvement in the RM of Prince Albert; or
• are the holder of a permit in the RM of Prince Albert with respect to a trailer or mobile home; or
• are the spouse of a person mentioned in clause (b), (c), (d), (e); or
• are the chief executive officer of a duly incorporated co-operative, corporation or religious association that is assessed on the last revised assessment roll with respect to property in the RM of Prince Albert that is not exempt from taxation.

Voters are required to provide:

• one piece of government-issued ID that contains a photo of the voter and their address (i.e. SGI-issued driver's license); or
• two pieces of information from the list in Table 1 of Appendix D of the Local Government Election Regulations that both show the voter's name and at least one of the documents show the voter's address.

All eligible voters have the option to register for a mail-in ballot kit.

A voter who desires to vote by mail shall apply to the RM of Prince Albert No. 461 Office no later than fourteen (14) days before Election Day.

Mail-in ballots will be counted after the close of polls on Election Day.

For more information regarding mail-in ballots, refer to Bylaw 8 of 2019 and Bylaw 23 of 2020.

• The Municipalities Act
• The Municipalities Regulations
• Local Government Election Act
• Local Government Election Regulations