For Voters

Advance Voting Dates
Saturday, 9th Day before Ordinary Polling Day, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday,  7th Day before Ordinary Polling Day, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday,    3rd Day before Ordinary Polling Day, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Ordinary Polling Day (Election Day) 
Monday  9 a.m.-7 p.m.

All eligible and registered voters with Elections PEI will receive a Voter Information Card (VIC) in the mail prior to the first day of Advance Voting.  Take your Vic and ID to the polls for faster, more efficient service.

You are eligible to vote as long as you are:

• Age 18 years old, or will be on Election Day;
• A Canadian citizen on or before Election Day;
• Living in PEI for the six months immediately preceding the date of the election; and
• Living in the polling district on the date of the election 

Remember to bring your Identification along with your Voter Information Card when you go to vote in person at the polling location.  You need to show proof of "who" you are and "where" you live. A valid PEI Drivers License or a Gov't Issued ID card are the best forms of ID to use when voting.

As per the Election Act Section 65.1 (a) & (b)
An elector shall provide the following proof of the elector’s identity and, subject to subsection (3), the elector’s residence for the purposes of clause 65(1)(b):
(a) one piece of identification issued by the provincial government, or an agency of it, showing the elector’s name and address;
(b) two pieces of identification of a type authorized under subsection (2), each of which establishes the elector’s name and at least one of which establishes the elector’s address.

List of Acceptable Id's you may use at the polls

During an official election, there are three Advance Voting days scheduled in addition to Election Day to help make it easier for you to vote.
Dates, times and locations of voting days will be available on the Voter Information Card (VIC).

Advance Polls are open from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and held on:

• Saturday, the 9th day before Polling Day; 
• Monday, the 7th day before Polling Day; and 
• Friday, the 3rd day before Polling Day

If you are studying in PEI and living away from your family home, you may choose to vote in the district of your family home or the district of the address on PEI where you are living while attending school. If you attend school outside PEI and unable to vote in an Advance Poll or on Election Day, you may complete the mail-in ballot. 

Elections PEI is committed to providing everyone, equal access to vote. Mobile voting stations are available to residents in hospitals and long-term care centres to allow easier and, if necessary, bedside voting.

At each polling station voters are entitled to receive special services as requested or as required to be able to vote, including:

• Accessibility – Every polling station and voting booth is wheelchair friendly. We also offer help for difficulties with vision or hearing, low literacy or help for new Canadians.
• Voting Assistance – A deputy returning officer or friend may assist a voter in marking their ballot if the voter requests help. The voter will be asked to take an oath or make a special statement.
• Language Assistance – A voter who is unable to understand English for any reason, i.e. difficulty with vision or hearing, low literacy level, speaks another language, may bring another person to interpret and join them in the voting station to help with marking their ballot.

Time off from work to vote
Section 81 (1) of the Election Act  states: An employee, who is an elector, shall, while the poll is open on ordinary polling day, have a reasonable and sufficient time, not to be less than one hour, for the purpose of casting the employee’s vote.

Voting As A New Canadian
Since you have become a Canadian citizen, you are now be eligible to take part in voting for the next election in our province.  Visit our Canadian Citizenship information page.