Provincial By-Election – Saskatchewan – 15 Feb 22

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SUBJ: PROVINCIAL BY-ELECTION - SASKATCHEWAN - 15 FEB 22

REFS: A. LG-007-000/AF-001 - FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ELECTORAL EVENTS 29 NOV 00

B. QR AND O 19.44

C. MORALE AND WELFARE POLICY MANUAL VOL. 2, CANADIAN FORCES NEWSPAPERS

1. NO SILENT HOUR RESPONSE REQUIRED

2. A BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN SASKATCHEWAN IN THE ATHABASCA CONSTITUENCY WITH ORDINARY POLLING DAY ON 15 FEB 22

3. MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS VOTE PURSUANT TO ORDINARY CIVILIAN VOTING RULES AS CONTAINED IN THE ELECTIONS ACT, 1996, REVISED STATUTES OF SASKATCHEWAN, CHAPTER E-6.01 (ELECTIONS ACT), AS AMENDED. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE UNDER THIS ACT, A PERSON MUST:

ON POLLING DAY BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN,
ON POLLING DAY BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE,
BE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO JANUARY 18, 2022, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 18.1 OF THE ELECTION ACT, 1996, AND
BE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE CONSTITUENCY OF ATHABASCA

4. NO ENUMERATION WILL BE CONDUCTED TO REGISTER VOTERS MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS CAN REGISTER AS VOTERS AT HTTPS://WWW.ELECTIONS.SK.CA/VOTERS/REGISTER-TO-VOTE/

5. MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO EXPECT FOR ANY REASON TO BE UNABLE TO VOTE AT THEIR POLLING PLACE ON POLLING DAY MAY VOTE AT ADVANCED POLLS. ADVANCED POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 FEB 22 TO 13 FEB 22 INCLUSIVELY

6. MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON BOTH POLLING DAY AND AT ADVANCED POLLS IN THE CONSTITUENCY OF ATHABASCA, MAY USE THE PROVINCIAL SPECIAL RULES FOR VOTING BY MAIL. IN SUMMARY, AN APPLICANT MAY VOTE IF HE OR SHE:

MAKES AN APPLICATION (FORM E-127MAIL) TO ELECTIONS SASKATCHEWAN BY MAIL OR AT WWW.ELECTIONS.SK.CA
ENSURES THAT THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PHOTOCOPY OR ELECTRONIC COPY OF DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING THEIR NAME, PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE AND THEIR SIGNATURE (I.E. DRIVER S LICENSE, PASSPORT, UTILITY BILL, ETC.), AND
ENSURES THAT THE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED (BY ONLINE APPLICATION, MAIL OR BY PERSONAL DELIVERY) BY ELECTIONS SASKATCHEWAN ON OR BEFORE 2 FEB 22

7. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS USING FORM E-127MAIL, TITLED QUOTE VOTE BY MAIL APPLICATION UNQUOTE OR ONLINE AT WWW.ELECTIONS.SK.CA. THIS FORM MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ELECTIONS SASKATCHEWAN. THE LINK CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT THE JAG WEBSITE UNDER THE HEADING ESTATES AND ELECTIONS AT HTTP://JAG.MIL.CA/INDEX-ENG.ASP OR HTTP://WWW.FORCES.GC.CA/EN/CAF-COMMUNITY-LEGAL-SERVICES/VOTING-AND- ELECTIONS.PAGE. THE FORM MAY BE SENT BY FACSIMILE OR OTHER MEANS OF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION. APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ISSUED A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT KIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE BALLOT. VOTERS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THEIR BALLOT TO ELECTIONS SASKATCHEWAN, IF PERSONALLY DELIVERED, ON OR BEFORE 2000 HRS C.S.T. 15 FEB 22 AND IF MAILED, POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE 2000 HRS C.S.T. 15 FEB 22 AND RECEIVED BY 1200 HRS C.S.T. 25 FEB 22

8. CAF MEMBERS SHALL BE GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO VOTE. SECTION 60 OF THE ELECTIONS ACT PROVIDES THAT QUALIFIED VOTERS ARE ENTITLED TO THREE CONSECUTIVE HOURS FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING

9. PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON POLLING DAY IN SASKATCHEWAN. ACCORDINGLY, THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MESSES, CANTEENS AND OTHER INSTITUTES IS NOT PROHIBITED ON CIVILIAN POLLING DAY

10. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ON DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS OF THE CAF ARE GOVERNED BY PARAS 1 AND 2 OF SECTION 2 OF REF A AND BY REF B. POLITICAL ADVERTISING IN UNOFFICIAL SERVICE NEWSPAPERS IS PROHIBITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 10.B. OF REF C. ALL REFERENCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE JAG WEBSITE UNDER THE HEADING ESTATE AND ELECTIONS AT THE FOLLOWING INTRANET LINK: HTTP://JAG.MIL.CA/ESTATES-SUCCESSIONS/ELECTIONS-ENG.ASP AND INTERNET LINK: HTTP://WWW.FORCES.GC.CA/EN/CAF-COMMUNITY-LEGAL- SERVICES/VOTING-AND-ELECTIONS.PAGE

11. ALL UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE TO ENSURE THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE INCLUDING ITS REPUBLICATION IN ROUTINE ORDERS

12. IT IS THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE CAF AND THEIR DEPENDANTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE REGISTERED ON THE VOTER S LIST, IF THEY QUALIFY. THE ELECTIONS ACT PROVIDES HOWEVER THAT A PERSON ENTITLED TO VOTE WHO IS NOT ON THE VOTERS S LIST MAY, AT THE POLLING PLACE, MAKE A VOTER S DECLARATION AND BE ALLOWED TO VOTE. DETAILS RESPECTING QUALIFICATIONS, REVISION PERIOD, LOCATION OF CIVILIAN POLLS, ADVANCED POLLS, ABSENTEE VOTING, ETC. SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE APPLICABLE LOCAL CIVILIAN RETURNING OFFICER

13. INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE FROM LOCAL RETURNING OFFICERS MAY BE SOUGHT FROM ELECTIONS SASKATCHEWAN AT TEL. (306) 787-4000 OR 1-833- 678-6460 (TOLL FREE IN CANADA AND USA) OR BY FAX AT 1-(306) 288-6463 (TOLL FREE IN CANADA AND USA). CAF MEMBERS MAY ALSO CONSULT THE ELECTIONS SASKATCHEWAN WEBSITE AT WWW.ELECTIONS.SK.CA. THE DND DEPUTY COORD OFFICER SVR / OTTAWA CAN BE REACHED THROUGH THE JAG ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION OFFICER AT (613) 992-0073.

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