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BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE
SUBJ: PROVINCIAL GENERAL ELECTION - ALBERTA - 16 APR 19
REFS: A. FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ELECTORAL EVENTS, A-LG-007-000/AF-001, 01 JUN 15
B. QR AND O 19.44
C. CANADIAN FORCES NEWSPAPERS POLICY
1. NO SILENT HOUR RESPONSE REQUIRED
2. A GENERAL ELECTION HAS BEEN CALLED IN ALBERTA WITH ORDINARY POLLING DAY ON TUESDAY 16 APR19
3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ALBERTA ELECTION ACT, R.S.A. 2000, C. E-1, AS AMENDED, MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) VOTE AS CIVILIANS AT CIVILIAN POLLS. A PERSON IS QUALIFIED TO BE REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR AND TO VOTE WHO, ON POLLING DAY:
A. IS A CANADIAN CITIZEN,
B. IS OF THE FULL AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS, AND
C. IS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN ALBERTA
4. REDISTRIBUTION OF PROVINCIAL ELECTORAL DIVISION BOUNDARIES WAS COMPLETED IN 2017 AND NEW BOUNDARIES TAKE EFFECT FOR THIS ELECTION
5. CAF MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS THEIR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR NAMES ARE INCLUDED IN ADVANCE ON THE LIST OF ELECTORS FOR THE APPROPRIATE POLLING DIVISION. ELIGIBLE VOTERS MAY HAVE THEIR NAMES ADDED TO THE APPLICABLE LIST OF ELECTORS BY CONTACTING THE RETURNING OFFICER OF THE VOTER S ELECTORAL DIVISION. CONTACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ELECTIONS ALBERTA WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: WWW.ELECTIONS.AB.CA. YOU MAY ALSO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE USING VOTERLINK AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: WWW.VOTERLINK.AB.CA
6. CAF MEMBERS WHO ARE STATIONED IN ALBERTA AND WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED ON THE LIST OF ELECTORS AT THE TIME OF VOTING, MAY NEVERTHELESS VOTE PROVIDED THAT:
A. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MENTIONED IN PARA 3 ARE MET, AND
B. HE OR SHE PRODUCES AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE ONE PIECE OF GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION WITH CURRENT ADDRESS OR TWO FROM THE LIST AUTHORIZED BY THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS://WWW.ELECTIONS.AB.CA/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/AUTHORIZED-IDENTIFICATION-POSTER.PDF
7. TUESDAY, 09 APR 19, WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 19, THURSDAY, 11 APR 19, FRIDAY, 12 APR 19, AND SATURDAY, 13 APR 19, FROM 0900 TO 2000 HRS, HAVE BEEN SET AS THE DATES AND TIME FOR ADVANCE POLLS FOR THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO VOTE BEFORE ORDINARY POLLING DAY
8. CAF MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ELECTORS AND WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO VOTE ON THE DAYS DETERMINED FOR ADVANCE POLLS OR THE ORDINARY POLLING DAY MAY APPLY TO VOTE BY SPECIAL BALLOT BY CONTACTING THE RETURNING OFFICER OF THE APPLICABLE ELECTORAL DIVISION BY TELEPHONE, IN WRITING, IN PERSON, BY ONLINE APPLICATION HTTPS://SPECIALBALLOT.ELECTIONS.AB.CA/ OR BY E-MAIL. A FORM AND THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING THIS APPLICATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RETURNING OFFICER OR ONLINE. CAF MEMBERS WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF ELECTORS AND THE REGISTER OF ELECTORS AT THE SAME TIME THEY COMPLETE THE SPECIAL BALLOT
9. DETAILS RESPECTING QUALIFICATIONS TO VOTE, LOCATIONS OF CIVILIAN POLLING DIVISIONS AND STATIONS ETC, SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.ELECTIONS.AB.CA OR THE APPLICABLE CIVILIAN RETURNING OFFICER. INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE FROM RETURNING OFFICERS MAY BE SOUGHT FROM THE VOTER INFORMATION CENTRE AT (780) 422-VOTE (8683)
10. UNDER SECTION 132 OF THE ELECTION ACT OF ALBERTA, QUALIFIED ELECTORS, INCLUDING CAF MEMBERS, MUST, DURING THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH THE POLLS ARE OPENED, HAVE REASONABLE AND SUFFICIENT TIME TO VOTE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING, THAT PERIOD MUST NOT BE LESS THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE HOURS
11. PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON POLLING DAY IN ALBERTA. ACCORDINGLY, THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MESSES, CANTEENS AND OTHER INSTITUTES IS NOT PROHIBITED ON CIVILIAN POLLING DAY
12. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ON DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS OF THE CAF ARE GOVERNED BY SECTION 2 OF REF A AND REF B. POLITICAL ADVERTISING IN UNOFFICIAL SERVICE NEWSPAPERS IS PROHIBITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF C
13. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE TO ENSURE THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE BY THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, ITS REPUBLICATION IN ROUTINE ORDERS.
