Crossroads Staff
A byelection has been called for the Kindersley constituency. Citizens are being reminded to get on the voters list and to get out to vote for their representative in the Saskatchewan legislature.
The Kindersley byelection takes place on March 1 and Elections Saskatchewan officials are reminding citizens who are eligible to vote to get on the voters list if they are not already registered. Go to www.elections.sk.ca for information.
The nomination deadline for candidates was on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. Saskatchewan Party candidate Ken Francis, New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan candidate Travis Hebert and Saskatchewan Green Party candidate Yvonne Potter-Pihach were the only candidates to file nomination papers by the deadline.
The polls on March 1 will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and there will be 43 polls at 20 polling stations across the constituency.
The polling stations are listed under a proclamation found on the Elections Saskatchewan website.
The advanced polls will be held from Feb. 23 to 27. The advanced voting takes place on Feb. 23, 26 and 27 from 3 to 10 p.m., and Feb. 24 and 25 from noon to 7 p.m. The polling stations for advanced voting will be in Eston, Kerrobert, Kindersley, Macklin, Major and Tramping Lake.
Registered, eligible voters can vote at any one of the advanced polls, but they have to vote at a specific poll if they wait until March 1 to vote. Byelection polls will be indicated on a Voter Information Card (VIC).
In order to vote at an advanced poll or at polls on March 1, people must either present one piece of approved photo identification with their name and address or two pieces of approved identification such as a birth certificate and a utility bill. A list of accepted pieces of identification is available on the Elections Saskatchewan website.
To be eligible to vote, a person has to be a Canadian citizen, be at least 18 years old, have lived in Saskatchewan since Aug. 2, 2017, and ordinarily be a resident of the constituency where the byelection is going to be held.
Voters have to register by Feb. 20 in order to receive their VIC in the mail. People could register online at www.elections.sk.ca or by calling 1-877-958-8683 before Feb. 20 to ensure they receive a VIC before March 1.
If people are not registered by Feb. 20, they could register at an advanced poll or a poll on election day. People are reminded it will take them longer at the polling station if they have to register to vote. Registered voters that do not receive a VIC in the mail by Feb. 20 are asked to contact Elections Saskatchewan.
Voter information cards first went in the mail on Feb. 9, according to an official. If people’s voter information or mailing addresses have changed recently, the people should contact Elections Saskatchewan to update the information.
