SATURDAY, April 5 marks the final chance for eligible Vancouver voters to elect two new City Councillors. With 13 candidates on the ballot, each voter may choose up to two names. For links to candidate information, visit the City’s Meet the Candidates page.

Voters have demonstrated record-breaking turnout during advance voting, with a combined 7,671 ballots cast on March 26 and April 1 – an 84% increase from the 2017 by-election.

• When: Saturday, April 5 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Where: 25 convenient locations across the city. No assigned polling places – voters may find their nearest site at vancouver.ca/vote-here.

To vote, voters must be:

• 18 years or older
• A Canadian citizen
• A B.C. resident for at least six months before registering
• A resident of Vancouver (no minimum residency period), or own property in Vancouver for more than 30 days
• Not disqualified by law from voting

Registration:

• Confirm registration: Voters can see if they are registered to vote at the following link: Am I registered to vote?
• On-site Registration: Available with two pieces of ID, or with one piece accompanied by a solemn declaration. Find a list of acceptable ID at vancouver.ca/vote.

If voters have no fixed address, they may register by providing a general location (ex. intersection name), or the address of a shelter or social agency they use in Vancouver.

The deadline to request a vote by mail package has now passed. All completed vote by mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on voting day.

All voting locations are equipped to support diverse voter needs, including:

• Priority access line
• Curbside voting (with the exception of Carnegie Community Centre)
• Multilingual assistance and ballot instructions available in various languages
• Phone interpretation services in over 180 languages
• ASL interpreters on demand
• Wheelchair accessibility

Voters may request any of the above accessibility considerations by speaking with an election official.

For all by-election information, visit vancouver.ca/vote.