Voters Information:

VOTING DAYS:

There are a number of days in which you can utilize to vote.  The City of Welland has Advance Voting Days which are as follows:

Monday, March 12, 2012 to Friday, March 16, 2012

Polls open from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location: Welland Community Wellness Complex
145 Lincoln Street,
Welland L3B 6E1

Everyone is welcome to use the Touch Screen Ballot Stations to enjoy the experience of voting by using the touch of your finger to cast your vote. 

These ballot stations are excellent for enhancing the screens for easier viewing or if you prefer to use the headset and keypad for audio enhancement. 

For these Advance Voting Days, there will be two Touch Screen Ballot Stations available on the premise for voting.

 

 

Saturday, March 17, 2012 and on Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Polls open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location: Welland Community Wellness Complex
145 Lincoln Street,
Welland L3B 6E1

The Touch Screen Ballot Stations and an AccuVote Tabulator for Paper Ballots will be offered to everyone.

Everyone is welcome to have the choice to vote either by the traditional paper ballot (fill in the oval) with the AccuVote Tabulator or by the Touch Screen Ballot Stations.  Come on out and make your voting experience a good one!

 

Voters may attend any of these Advance vote dates indicated above for their convenience or they may vote on Voting Day at the Polling Location associated with their address, which is set for Monday, March 26, 2012. Polls open at 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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VOTER INFORMATION NOTIFICATION CARD (VIN Cards)

The elector whose name is on the Voters’ List will receive a Voter Information Notification Card (VIN Card) that will be mailed closer to Voting Day.  This VIN Card will indicate your Ward and Poll and the location that you are to attend to vote for Election Day and also list the dates for Advance Voting. 

If you do not receive a VIN Card, please contact the Office of the City Clerk as you may need to register your name and school support for the Voters’ List.  This is easily done by filling out the Application to Amend the Voters’ List (Form 1203) .

You can contact the Elections Coordinator at 905-735-1700 ext. 2174

WHAT IS THE VOTERS’ LIST?  

The Voters’ List is a list of eligible electors in the City of Welland.  The Preliminary List of Electors is created by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) through their enumeration efforts.  MPAC compiles this list from their database of owners and tenants in the City of Welland.  It is important that you contact MPAC if you move, sell or purchase property in the City of Welland to confirm that your information is current and accurate, such as school board support, residency (owner/occupancy/tenant), citizenship, etc.  If this is done in advance, it will help speed up your time spent at the voting location.

Contact information for MPAC is as follows:

Phone:  1 866 296-MPAC (6722)

www.mpac.ca

MPAC request for occupant information form 

VOTERS – ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION:

Eligible electors are asked to present acceptable identification for the 2012 By-Election as per the Good Government Act 2009 (Bill 212) in order to obtain their ballot for voting.  Voters are to bring either: 

ONE piece of ID
showing your Name, Qualifying Address (where you currently live or own property) and Signature. 

or;

TWO pieces of ID
the First piece showing your Name and Signature and;
the Second piece showing your Name and Qualifying Address.

 

 

For further information please contact the Municipal By-Election Coordinator at 905-735-1700 ext. 2174

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