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General News · 14th October 2019
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Federal Election
October 21, 2019.
Cortes Island voting.
All polls for Cortes Island will be at the Cortes Island school: 950 Beasley Road
Voting will take place from 7 AM to 7 PM. To vote you have to bring two pieces of ID to prove who you are and where you live.
To register and vote in federal election you must:
• be a Canadian citizen
• be at least 18 years old on election day
• prove your identity and address.
You can register to vote at the polling station.
ID info:
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=id&document=index&lang=e#list
October 21, 2019.
Cortes Island voting.
All polls for Cortes Island will be at the Cortes Island school: 950 Beasley Road
Voting will take place from 7 AM to 7 PM. To vote you have to bring two pieces of ID to prove who you are and where you live.
To register and vote in federal election you must:
• be a Canadian citizen
• be at least 18 years old on election day
• prove your identity and address.
You can register to vote at the polling station.
ID info:
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=id&document=index&lang=e#list
Who's who? etc.
Comment by Wendy Legare on 21st October 2019
Cortes Island is in the North Island-Powell River riding:
Federal election candidates listed alphabetically:
Rachel Blaney (NDP)
Mark de Bruijn (Green Party)
Shelley Downey (Conservative Party)
Carla Neal (Marxist-Leninist Party)
Brian Rundle (People’s Party of Canada)
Peter Schwarzhoff (Liberal Party)
Glen Staples (Independent)
take note:
- Taking selfies or making a recording in voting stations is not allowed. Also, taking a picture of a marked ballot and posting it on social media is a violation of the secret ballot rules in the Canada Elections Act and therefore illegal.
(from the Powell River Peak)
Cortes Island is in the North Island-Powell River riding:
Federal election candidates listed alphabetically:
Rachel Blaney (NDP)
Mark de Bruijn (Green Party)
Shelley Downey (Conservative Party)
Carla Neal (Marxist-Leninist Party)
Brian Rundle (People’s Party of Canada)
Peter Schwarzhoff (Liberal Party)
Glen Staples (Independent)
take note:
- Taking selfies or making a recording in voting stations is not allowed. Also, taking a picture of a marked ballot and posting it on social media is a violation of the secret ballot rules in the Canada Elections Act and therefore illegal.
(from the Powell River Peak)