How do I know if I'm qualified to vote?

You qualify to vote if:

• You are at least 18 years old on Election Day October 20, 2012
• You are a Canadian citizen
• You have been resident in the municipality for a period of three months
  immediately preceding Election Day (effective July 20, 2012), and
  continues to so reside
• You are not otherwise disqualified to vote in the Municipal and School
  Board Elections

You are entitled to vote using the Internet or telephone under By-law
A-400, the Alternative Voting By-law.

You qualify to vote for the Halifax Regional School Board if:

• You meet the basic qualifications described above
• You reside on this date in the district for which you will vote

You qualify to vote for the African Nova Scotian Member of the Halifax Regional School Board if:

• You meet the basic qualifications described above AND
  • You are African Nova Scotian or a black person OR
  • You are the parent of an African Nova Scotian or a black person as defined in the Education Act

You qualify to vote for the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) if:

• You meet the basic qualifications described above AND one of the following criteria
  • You are an Entitled Parent or Entitled Person whose first language learned and still understood is French; OR
  • You received your primary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program; OR
  • Any of your children have received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program

Vous qualifiez pour voter pour le Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
(CSAP) si:

• Vous répondez aux critères de base dessus ET répondez à un des
  critères suivants:
  • Vous êtes un parent ayant droit ou une personne ayant droit dont votre première langue apprise et encore comprise est le français, ou
  • Vous avez reçu votre instruction, au niveau primaire, au Canada dans un programme d.enseignement en français langue première, ou
  • Un de vos enfants a reçu ou reçoit son instruction, au niveau primaire ou secondaire, au Canada dans un programme d.enseignement en français langue première
    

Student Voters:

The Municipal Elections Act was revised in 2011 to clarify eligibility for student voters commencing in the 2012 Municipal and School Board Elections. Student voters must meet the basic eligiblity criteria of being 18 years of age by October 20, 2012, Canadian Citizen, and ordinarily resident in HRM for at least three months prior to the election and if temporarily absent (such as during the summer) have returned and are residing in HRM. Students who are ordinarily resident in HRM (their personal or family home is in HRM) but are absent elsewhere may choose to cast their vote in HRM.

It is a violation of the Municipal Elections Act for anyone to cast a ballot if not qualified to vote or for an office which they are not qualified to vote for.

Questions?