Voter Information

The Town uses the Provincial List of Electors for voting purposes.  You may contact the Town's Administration Department by telephone at 250-656-1139 or by email at admin@sidney.ca to confirm if you are registered.  

APPLICATION TO REGISTER AS RESIDENT ELECTOR

APPLICATION TO REGISTER AS NON-RESIDENT ELECTOR
PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT FORM

Voter Resources

• Voter's Guide
• Election 101

Who Can Vote?

You can vote in the Town of Sidney election for Mayor and Councillors, and School Trustee if you are a resident of Sidney (“resident elector”), or own property in Sidney even if you don’t reside in Sidney (“non-resident property elector”).

To vote as a RESIDENT elector, you must meet the following requirements:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election;
• a Canadian citizen;
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
• a resident of the Town of Sidney; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
  
  

To vote as a NON-RESIDENT property electors, you must meet the following requirements:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election;
• a Canadian citizen;
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
• a registered owner of real property in the Town of Sidney for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;
• the only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust;
• not entitled to register as a resident elector in the Town of Sidney;
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and
• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the WRITTEN CONSENT of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. 

A person may register as a non-resident property elector only in relation to one parcel of real property in a municipality.  If the property is under joint or multiple ownership, only one individual may vote upon written consent of a majority of registered owners on title.

Identification

To register to vote as a RESIDENT elector at the time of voting you will need two of the following identification documents showing residency and identity, and one must contain a signature:

• BC Driver’s Licence*
• BC identification Card
• BC Services Card*
• ICBC Registration
• Citizenship Card
• Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• tax notice
• credit card or debit card
• utility bill (water, electrical, gas) 

*If you have a combined BC Driver’s Licence and Service Card, it counts as only one piece of identification.

To register as a NON-RESIDENT property elector at the time of voting you will need proof of property ownership and identification:

• property tax notice/certificate
• property assessment notice from BC Assessment
• State of Title Certificate
• Title Search
• if applicable, written consent of a majority of the registered owners on title
• two pieces of identification as listed above for resident electors