Learn how to vote in municipal elections in the City of Lethbridge, register as a candidate and view campaigning guidelines and election results.

Voting locations

One Election day there are several polling stations set up throughout the city. Eligible voters can vote at any polling station location. There are also voting stations set up in assisted living facilities, hospitals and senior residences.

Polls are typically open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.

Voting from home

If you cannot vote at a polling station due to a physical disability or other reason, you can request to vote from home. Please call 3-1-1 to request this service in advance of the election day.

What you need to vote

You are eligible to vote if you can provide authorized identification which shows that you are:

• At least 18 years old
• A Canadian Citizen
• A resident of Lethbridge

Before you can receive a ballot at the voting polls, you must sign the elector register stating that you meet these qualifications. Rather than receiving a voter card in the mail, voters fill out this form at polling stations before voting. This form only takes a couple minutes to complete, but you can also fill out the elector register form in advance and turn in a hard copy at the voting station, if you wish.

Register as a candidate

Follow these steps to register as a candidate in the next municipal election:

1. Pick up a nomination form from the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, located at 910 4 Ave. S.
2. Fill out the form and have five or more eligible voters sign it. Print your name as you wish it to appear on the voting ballot
3. Contact the Clerk’s Office at [insert contact info] any time between [insert date range for next election period] to book an appointment to submit your nomination form along with Form 4, Form 5 and the Candidate Contact Information Consent Form [Can we link to those forms on this page or are they part of the nomination form package candidates pick up from the Clerk's Office?]

If you are unable to submit your nomination papers in person, you can have someone else do it on your behalf.

Disclosing financial contributions and expenses

All candidates have to file a disclosure statement, regardless of whether or not they are self-funded or elected.

Campaigning and sign guidelines

View our election sign guidelines for installing signs during an election period on public or private property.

Only nominated candidates that have filed their papers may campaign. You cannot use any City of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Elections, public school or separate school logos in campaign material. The Local Authorities Election Act prohibits campaign materials that appear to be a form of ballot (i.e., a mock ballot).

Campaigning activities and materials are not permitted in and around voting stations, including:

• Canvassing for votes
• Displaying signage
• Wearing campaign materials such as pins and shirts

Election results

View recent municipal election results and candidate campaign contribution and expense disclosures from previous elections.