Voter Information

The Town of Barrhead residents will elect 1 Mayor and 6 Councillors to serve a four-year term at the next general election scheduled to take place on Monday, October 18, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
 

Location 

Advance Vote

Seniors Drop In Centre
5437 49 Street
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm, October 7 & 14, 2021
 

October 18 - Election Day

Seniors Drop In Centre
5437 49 Street
10:00 am - 8:00 pm, October 18, 2021
 

 
 

Local Authorities Election Act, Section 47

To be eligible to vote, an elector must be:

  • 18 years old;
  • A Canadian Citizen;
  • A resident in Alberta; and,
  • The elector's place of residence must be located in the local jurisdiction on election day (Section 47 of the Local Authorities Election Act)

All voters will be required to provide identification prior to obtaining a ballot.  Below is a link to acceptable forms of identification.

Local Authorities Election Act, Section 48

A person’s place of residence for this Act is governed by the following rules:

  • a person may be a resident of only one place at a time for the purposes of voting under this Act;
  • if a person has more than one residence in Alberta, that person shall designate one place of residence as the person's place of residence for the purposes of this Act;
  • the residence of a person is the place where the person lives and sleeps and to which, when the person is absent, the person intends to return;
  • a person does not lose the person's residence by leaving the person's home for a temporary purpose;
  • A student who:
  • attends an educational institution within or outside Alberta;
  • temporarily rents accommodation for the purpose of attending an educational institution; and
  • has family members who are resident in Alberta and with whom the student ordinarily resides when not attending an educational institution,

is deemed to reside with those family members.


A person shall designate the person's place of residence in accordance with the following factors in the following order of priority:

  • the address shown on the person’s driver's license or motor vehicle operator’s license issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta or an identification card issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta;
  • the address to which the person’s income tax correspondence is addressed and delivered; or
  • the address to which the person’s mail is addressed and delivered.

School Act, Section 44 (4); Local Authorities Election Act, Section 47, 53, 59, 78

On the Voting Register, prescribed Form 8, LGS0758 (2013/04) there is a Statement of Elector Eligibility.

In jurisdictions where there are two school districts, in order to receive a ballot for school board trustee, a voter is required to check one of two boxes:  a Public School Trustee or a Separate School Trustee.

It is important for a voter to understand:

  • you are entitled to only one ballot for school board trustee; and
  • your choice of ballot is based on faith – if you are of the same faith as those who established the separate school district, you will choose a separate school ballot; if you are not of that faith, you will choose a public school ballot.

All electors are eligible to vote at the advance voting opportunity.

Information on the advance voting opportunity is available here.

Unable to attend in person?  Click here for information on the Special Ballot.

Local Authorities Election Act, Sections 80, 81, 82

Provisions are made for institutional voting.  Please check back for updates on when and where these will be held.

 

If an elector does not understand the English language, an interpreter may translate the "Instructions for Electors" as well as respond to questions from the elector that are necessary for the purposes of the election.  Before acting as an interpreter, it is required that the person make a statement on the prescribed form; this is the Statement of Interpreter, Elector Who is Unable to Vote in the Usual Manner, Friend or Relative of Elector Who is Unable to Vote in the Usual Manner (Form 17).

If an elector  is unable to vote in the usual manner, they may request assistance.  This assistance may be provided by a Deputy Returning Officer, a friend, or a relative.  The elector must verbally make the prescribed statement which is the Statement of Interpreter, Elector Who is Unable to Vote in the Usual Manner, Friend or Relative of Elector Who is Unable to Vote in the Usual Manner (Form 17).  The friend or relative of the elector is also required to make the Statement of Interpreter, Elector Who is Unable to Vote in the Usual Manner, Friend or Relative of Elector Who is Unable to Vote in the Usual Manner (Form 17).

Local Authorities Election Act, Section 55, 56, 57

Voting is by secret ballot.

Except as permitted in the case of an incapacitated elector, no other person shall be in the voting compartment with the elector.

Except as permitted in the case of an incapacitated elector, no person shall be in a position where he/she is able to see how the elector marks the ballot.

It is an offence for an elector to show his ballot so another person can see how he/she voted, except as permitted in the case of an incapacitated elector.

No person shall be required to reveal how he/she has voted.

An elector may not vote for more than the number of persons to be elected to an office.

If applicable, an elector may vote once on each bylaw or question.

An elector may vote only once in an election.