What Albertans can expect when they go to vote - BERITAJA

EDMONTON – Albertans could statesman casting referendum ballots successful personification astatine much than 300 stations starting Tuesday.

The province’s autumn referendum has 10 questions: migration policy, law betterment and whether to stay successful Canada aliases clasp a binding, 2nd referendum connected quitting the country.

Advance voting locations are unfastened Tuesday done Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On referendum time — Oct. 19 — conscionable complete 1,400 polling stations will open.

Here’s what to expect erstwhile you spell to vote:

How agelong will it take?

Get acquainted pinch the ballot questions up of time, which are connected the Elections Alberta website. That will thief debar disorder and delays, predetermination officials say.

They opportunity they’re expecting a grounds turnout, betwixt 80 and 85 per cent of Alberta’s about 3 cardinal electors.

You person arsenic overmuch clip arsenic you want to capable successful the ballots, but officials estimate it’ll return about group about 2 minutes.

What recognition is needed?

You should get a “where to vote” paper successful the message up of clip if you’re registered. Otherwise, sojourn Elections Alberta’s website to find retired wherever to vote.

You must ballot wrong your electoral section during beforehand voting aliases astatine your assigned location connected Oct. 19.

You’ll request 1 government-issued ID, pinch your correct name, existent reside and photo, specified arsenic a driver’s licence. You could usage 2 pieces of ID that some person your afloat name, pinch 1 showing your existent address.

There are 50 forms of acceptable ID listed connected Elections Alberta’s website that could beryllium 1 of those 2 pieces, from a room paper aliases a hunting licence to a slope connection aliases conveyance registration.

Elections Alberta says it will judge expired forms of ID, including a certificate of Indian Status Card, provided it still has the correct name.

Another option, successful typical circumstances, is to bring an attestation shape signed by an authorized personification specified arsenic a First Nation set head aliases a student lodging staffer.

What if I’m not registered to vote?

A voting serviceman will inquire you to motion a declaration that confirms your eligibility — including that you are a Canadian citizen, astatine slightest 18 years aged and that you usually reside successful Alberta.

How galore ballots are there?

There are 10 ballots, successful different colours for easy identification. You could people immoderate of them, each of them aliases nary of them. Your choice.

The ballots will spell into abstracted boxes to make it easier to count them, and to lessen the chances of a correction spoiling 1 agelong ballot.

What if I’m still successful statement erstwhile the polls adjacent astatine 8 p.m.?

Stay successful line. Don’t leave. You will beryllium allowed to vote.

How agelong earlier I cognize the results?

By law, the votes request to beryllium counted by manus wrong 48 hours. The first mobility to get tallied will beryllium number 10 — the mobility about separation — and officials opportunity early results will statesman to beryllium released aft 8 p.m. connected Oct. 19, pinch the last count announced successful the early hours of the pursuing morning.

The results of the different 9 questions should beryllium completed and announced by Wednesday.

This study by BERITAJA was first published Oct. 11, 2026.