Resident Electors

To vote in the 2022 General Local Election as a resident elector, you must meet ALL of the following requirements:

• you are age 18 or older on the day you vote
• you are a Canadian citizen
• you have been a resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately before the day you vote
  • April 4, 2022 or earlier if you vote in advance on October 5th
  • April 14, 2022 or earlier if you vote on general voting day October 15th
• you are not disqualified by law from voting
• you must register to vote prior to receiving a ballot

Section 52 of the Local Government Act contains rules for determining residence:

1. The following rules apply to determine the area in which a person is a resident:
   • a person is a resident of the area where the person lives and to which, whenever absent, the person intends to return;
   • a person may be the resident of only one area at a time for the purposes of this Part;
   • a person does not change the area in which the person is a resident until the person has a new area in which the person is a resident;
   • a person does not cease being a resident of an area by leaving the area for temporary purposes only.
     
     
2. As an exception to subsection (1), if a person establishes for the purposes of attending an educational institution a new area in which the person is a resident that is away from the usual area in which the person is a resident, the person may choose for the purposes of this Part either the usual area or the new area as the area in which the person is a resident.

There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting.

To register as a resident elector you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 15, 2022;
• be a Canadian citizen;
• be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
• be a resident of the District of Sicamous on the day of registration (at time of voting); and
• not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

Acceptable documents for providing proof of identity and residence are as follows:

• BC Driver’s Licence
• BC ID Card issued by the Motor Vehicle Branch
• BC Services Card
• ICBC Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Licence
• BC Care Card or BC Gold CareCard
• Ministry of Social Development & Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance (Form SDES8)
• Social Insurance Card
• Citizenship Card
• Property tax notice
• Credit card or debit card
• Utility bill (electricity, natural gas, water, telephone or cable services)
• Birth certificate
• Canadian passport

You may not vote in a BC local government election if you:

• have been convicted of an indictable offence and are in custody;
• are involuntarily confined to a psychiatric or other institution because you were acquitted of, or found not criminally responsible for, an offence under the Criminal Code on account of mental disorder; or
• have been found guilty of an election offence.