- 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).
Voter Eligibility, Identification and Vouching
Eligibility
You are eligible to vote if you can provide authorized identification which shows that you are:
- At least 18 years old
- A Canadian citizen, and
- A resident of Lethbridge
During the Election Period, it is anticipated there will be three polling stations in the city: one in the north, south and west. There will be voting stations set up in assisted living facilities, hospitals and senior residences. There is also an option to go to an elector's residence where the elector is physically unable to go to a voting station.
Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Election Period, which will start October 8.
Identification
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 an Elector Register Form at the voting station and provide either:
- 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;
- 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 a Statement of Voucher Form.
Forms of Acceptable ID
School, college or university documents
- Correspondence issued by a school, college or university.
- 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.
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 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 Statement of Voucher Form.
Statement of Voucher Form 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.
Contact Us
City Hall
910 4 Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P6
Phone: 311
or 403-320-3111 (if outside of Lethbridge)