- Conditions Required
- Verification of Entry
- Change of Address
- Five more days
- Advance Poll
- Voting on Polling Day
- Contributions
- Private intervenor
- Election schedule
- SPECIAL MEASURES
- Voting in domicile
- Voting by electors outside Québec
- Voting by inmates
- If you have difficulties voting
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- Documents in native languages
- Documents for cultural communities
- In case of dissatisfaction
Frequently asked questions
Registration
- How can I make sure that my name is, in fact, entered on the list of electors?
- Can my name be entered on the list of electors temporarily, for a provincial election only?
- What must I do to register to vote outside Québec?
- What is meant by curatorship?
Candidate
- I would like to contact a candidate in my electoral division. How should I go about doing so?
- I would like to run in the provincial elections. What must I do?
- If I run as an independent candidate, can I engage in advertising to make myself better known?
Voting
- Where must I go to vote in an advance poll or exercise my right to vote on polling day?
- I would like to vote in my domicile. What should I do?
- Do I have to present an identification document in order to vote?
- Does my employer have to grant me a leave to go vote?
- I would like to work for the elections. What should I do?
Registration
Q. : How can I make sure that my name is, in fact, entered on the list of electors?
A. : Latest May 20, 2012, you will receive a notice (example) at your domicile. This notice indicates the information relating to the electors entered on the list of electors at that address or mentions, where applicable, that no elector is entered.
To have corrections made to the information appearing in the notice, you must file an application with the board of revisors and present two identification documents in support of your application.
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Q. : Can my name be entered on the list of electors temporarily, for a provincial election only?
A. : Yes. If your name is not already entered on the permanent list of electors, you can file an application for temporary entry with the board of revisors.
You can exercise your voting right, and your name will not be transmitted to the permanent list of electors.
Q. : What must I do to register to vote outside Québec?
A. : In order to register to vote outside Québec, you must fill out an application form (PDF: 422 Kb, 2 pages) to which you must append a copy of two identification documents. The registration period ends not later than the May 23, 2012.
For more information, you can consult the page on Voting by electors who are absent from Québec or contact our Information Centre.
Q. : What is meant by curatorship?
R. : A person is put under curatorship following a judgment rendered by a court having found him to be permanently incapable of taking care of himself and to administer his property.
Candidate
Q. : I would like to contact a candidate in my electoral division. How should I go about doing so?
A. : The candidate information provided in our Web site during the election period is the information that is permitted under the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information. Consequently, we cannot provide any additional information.
However, we suggest that you contact the party headquarters, which may be able to provide additional information, or that you consult the candidate’s nomination paper at the office of the returning officer for further details.
Q. : I would like to run in the provincial elections. What must I do?
A. : You must obtain a nomination paper from the returning officer of the electoral division in which you would like to run.
The period during which you can file a nomination paper at the main office of the returning officer, duly completed and together with the required documents, starts at 2 p.m. on May 11, 2012 and ends at 2 p.m. on May 26, 2012.
Q. : If I run as an independent candidate, can I engage in advertising to make myself better known?
A. : Yes, as an independent candidate you may advertise. However, before doing so you must obtain prior authorization from the Chief Electoral Officer to collect contributions or incur election expenses.
Authorization may be obtained during the nomination period by completing the appropriate section of the candidate declaration form, which is available from your electoral division's returning officer.
Voting
Q. :Where must I go to vote in an advance poll or exercise my right to vote on polling day?
A. : Based on your postal code, you will find the address of your polling stations, the list of candidates and more.
In addition, the address of the advance polling station as well as the dates and times when you can vote in the advance poll are also found on the notice (example) that you will receive at home not later than May 20, 2012.
Furthermore, at least two days before polling day, you will receive a reminder card (example) showing the place, date and time when you can vote, the number of your polling station and the names and political affiliations that appear on the ballot papers.
New to vote! You have five additional days to vote at the office of your returning officer or at one of the designated offices.
Q. : I would like to vote in my domicile. What should I do?
A. : If you are unable to move about for health reasons, you can vote in your domicile.
However, to vote in your domicile, you have to apply in writing (PDF: 36 Kb, 1 page) to your returning officer, latest May 28, 2012.
Q. : Do I have to present an identification document in order to vote?
A. : Yes, you must establish your identity by presenting one of the following identification documents:
- your health insurance card;
- your driver’s licence or probationary licence issued in plastic form;
- your Canadian passport;
- Certificate of Indian Status;
- Canadian Armed Forces identification card.
If you cannot present any of these documents, you will be directed to the identity verification panel in order to establish your identity.
Q. : Does my employer have to grant me a leave to go vote?
A. : Yes, your employer must grant you a leave of at least four consecutive hours to go vote. This leave:
- applies during the normal hours of operation of polling stations (9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.);
- excludes the time normally allotted for meals;
- cannot give rise to any wage reduction or other sanction;
- is valid for polling day, but not for advance polling.
Q. : I would like to work for the elections. What should I do?
A. : The Election Act provides that some election officers, such as officers present at a polling station, must be recommended by political parties represented at the National Assembly.
For other election officers, such as permanent aids in the office of the returning officer, you must contact your returning officer to offer your services.
