CANELECTGEN 011/24 CMP 301753Z OCT 24 Provincial General Election - Nova Scotia - 26 November 2024

References:

A. A-LG-007-000/AF-001 - Federal, Provincial and Territorial Electoral Events 29 Nov 00
B. QR AND O 19.44

1. Writs have been issued on 27 October 2024 calling for a general election in Nova Scotia with election day on 26 November 2024
2. Members of the Canadian armed forces (CAF) and their dependants vote pursuant to ordinary civilian voting rules. In accordance with the election act of Nova Scotia, qualifications required of a civilian voter are that the person must:
   1. Be 18 years of age on or before election day,
   2. Be a Canadian citizen and
   3. Have been ordinarily resident in the province for six months immediately preceding the day of the writ, i.e., since 27 August 2024.
3. For the purpose of determining a person s place of residence, section 40 of the Nova Scotia elections Act states that a person resides in the place where the person lives and to which, whenever absent, the person intends to return. A member residing onboard ship would be ordinarily resident in the electoral district in which the ship is berthed, e.g., HMC dockyard, Halifax - Needham electoral district, provided the member has no other ordinary residence in Nova Scotia
4. Voter's registration notices, which confirm that a person's name is on the Nova Scotia list of electors, will not be distributed by elections Nova Scotia, due to the possible Canada post strike. If the person s name is not on the list of electors, an application must be made to the returning office of the person s electoral district. Identification, which shows the person s identity and residence, is required. An elector's name can be added to the list from 30 October 2024 to 23 November 2024 and also on election day, 26 November 2024.
5. A member may vote in person at returning office continuous polls from 9 a.m. to 18:00 hrs from 30 October 2024 (closed Sundays), or at advance polls from 9 a.m. to 18:00 hrs on 16, 18, 19, 20 and 23 November 2024 and 9 a.m. to 20:00 hrs on 21–22 November 2024.
6. On election day, 26 November 2024, electors may vote in their respective electoral district from 8 a.m. to 20:00 hrs
7. Members who expect to be unable to vote on the days set for special, advance or ordinary polling may vote by write-in ballot. The member can complete an application for write-in ballot by downloading an application from the Elections Nova Scotia website or can receive an application from the returning office of the member's electoral district. The completed application must include a photocopy of a document or documents identifying the member and their residence. Proof can be a copy of one document with the member s name, address and signature or copies of two pieces of identification, one with the member s name and the other with the member s name and signature. When the member submits the completed application form and a copy of identification documents, and they are approved a write-in ballot kit will be sent to the member along with instructions. It is the responsibility of each member to ensure that their write-in ballot reaches the returning officer of the member's electoral district by 20:00 hrs Atlantic daylight time 26 November 2024.
8. It is the personal responsibility of members of the CAF and their dependants to ensure that their names are included in the proper polling division lists. Other details respecting qualifications, revision dates, advance polls, location of civilian polls, etc. should be obtained locally from the applicable civilian returning officer
9. Information not available from local returning officers may be sought from Elections Nova Scotia, tel 1-800-565-1504 (within Canada) or by fax at 902-424-6622. Members may also consult the elections Nova Scotia website at: http://www.electionsnovascotia.ca
10. Section 41 of chapter five of the amended Nova Scotia elections act - member of the Canadian forces and absence from the province, states that:
    1. a member of Canadian armed forces means:
       1. A member of the regular force or a special force of the CAF
       2. A member of the reserve force of the CAF who is on full-time training or service or on active service or
       3. A person who is employed outside Canada by the CAF as a teacher in, or as a member of the administrative support staff for, a Canadian armed forces' school.
    2. notwithstanding subsection 38(1), a person who has left the province and intends to return and resides in the province is eligible to vote in an election if the person is a Canadian citizen who:
       1. Will be eighteen years of age or older on election day
       2. Is absent from the province on election day
          1. while serving as a member of Canadian armed forces
          2. while engaged in the service of the government of Canada or the government of the province
          3. while attending an educational institution
          4. while engaged as an employee of an international organization of which Canada is a member, or
          5. because the person has left the province and intends to return and is living with a person referred to in any of the subclass (I) to (IV), and
       3. Immediately before leaving the province in any of the circumstances described in clause (b)
          1. had resided in the province for at least six months, and
          2. resided in the electoral district in which the election is being held.
       4. Provincial legislation does not prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages on polling day in Nova Scotia. Accordingly, the sale of alcoholic beverages in messes, canteens and other institutes is not prohibited on civilian polling day
       5. political activities on defence establishments and personal political activities of members of the cf are governed by QR and O 19.44 and section 3 of ref a. Political advertising in unofficial service newspapers is prohibited. Ref a can be viewed at the following address: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/voting-and-elections.html
       6. All base commanders are to ensure the widest distribution of this message including its republication in routine orders.