Elections Calgary

Voter identification

A permanent electors register will be used in the Calgary General Election.

Learn about the permanent electors register

Acceptable ID

Option 1: If your name appears on the permanent electors register.

One piece of ID issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of that government, that contains a photograph of the person. For example, a driver’s license, an Alberta ID card or a Canadian passport.

Option 2: If you are not on the permanent electors register, or you are, but do not have government-issued photo ID

You must complete Form 13 Elector Register at the voting station and provide:

One piece of identification issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of that government, that contains a photograph of the person, the person’s name and the address of the person’s residence.

OR

One piece of identification from the list below that contains the person’s name and current address.

OR

One piece of identification from the list below that contains the person’s name and an eligible voter to vouch, who meets requirements below and completes Form 14 Statement of Voucher.

Forms of acceptable ID

The following documents are acceptable forms of identification (ID) at a voting station if they include your name and current address. 

Government-issued documents

  • Alberta driver’s licence or ID card.
  • AISH card.
  • Alberta Natural Resources (Conservation) card.
  • Alberta Wildlife Identification Number (WIN) card.
  • Canadian Forces identification card.
  • Canadian pleasure craft operator card.
  • Firearm possession and acquisition (PAL) licence.
  • Fishing, trapping, or hunting licence.
  • Government cheque or cheque stub.
  • Income/property tax assessment notice. 
  • Letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee.
  • Métis Nation of Alberta citizenship card.
  • Métis Settlement membership card.
  • Outdoors or wildlife card / licence.
  • Statement of government benefits (e.g. employment insurance, old-age security, social assistance, disability support or child tax benefits).

Other documents

  • Bank/credit card statement or personal cheque.
  • Insurance policy or coverage card.
  • Pension Plan statement of benefits, contributions or participation.
  • Residential lease or mortgage statement.
  • Utility bill (e.g. telephone, public utilities commission, television, hydro (electric), gas or water).
  • Vehicle ownership, registration or insurance certificate.
  • Any other piece of identification authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer that contains both name and address.

School, college or university documents

  • Correspondence issued by a school, college or university.

 

 

Attestation form

Attestation forms are authorized to be used as a form of identification in the following circumstances:

  • A voter who resides in a supportive living or long-term care facility.
  • A voter who resides in student housing on a campus.
  • A voter who is an inmate.
  • A voter who receives services from a shelter or community support centre.
  • A voter who is renting their ordinary residence.

Vouching

If a voter does not have acceptable ID with their current address, they may have another voter vouch for them.

That person (the voucher) must:

  • be eligible to vote,
  • have acceptable ID,
  • be listed on the permanent electors register (PER), and
  • at the voting station, complete Form 14 Statement of Voucher.

Form 14 Statement of Voucher sets out that the voucher:

  • knows the person,
  • knows the person resides at the address indicated on the statement, and
  • has not been vouched for themselves.

A voucher may only vouch for more than one person, if the people they are vouching for live in the same residence (one household maximum).

Scrutineers are prohibited from vouching.

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