Voting

To vote in the provincial election, you must be:

• a Canadian citizen
• at least 18 years old on polling day
• an ordinary resident of the province the day before polling day

Click here to check if you are registered to vote.

There are multiple methods of voting available to electors:

• • You can vote in-person on Advance voting day
  • You can vote in-person on Regular polling day at your assigned poll
  • You can vote in-person by Special Ballot at any Elections NL Office in the province. Click here for more information about voting in-person by Special Ballot.

To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old on election day. 

You can use the ‘Where Do I Vote’ function online to find out your electoral district. This service will be available after the election begins.

You can use the street directory located on the  search page.

You can also call our office toll-free at 1-877-729-7987 for assistance in finding your electoral district.

The hours of polling on Advance Polling Day and Polling Day are from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. (half an hour earlier in most of Labrador). 

You can vote at any Advance Polling station in your electoral district on Advance Polling Day. 

To find out where your assigned advance polling station is located: 

• Check your Voter Information Card 
• Use the ‘Where Do I Vote’ online service 
• Call us toll-free at 1-877-729-7987 

You must vote at your assigned polling station on Polling Day. 

To find out where your assigned polling station is located: 

• Check your Voter Information Card 
• Use the ‘Where Do I Vote’ online service 
• Call us toll-free at 1-877-729-7987 

No. Your vote is secret. It is an offense to show a photo of a marked ballot.

If you’re enthusiastic about voting and want to share your experience with your friends, take a photo of yourself outside of the polling station and encourage others to vote.

Election officials are sworn to secrecy and are able to help electors in many different ways.

Election staff, such as Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks, can assist electors by guiding them into the polling station and explaining the voting process to them. If verbal conversation is not possible, election staff may write notes or try to communicate with electors using alternate means.

If assistance is required to mark a ballot, only a DRO may assist during this process. Alternatively, a friend or relative may help one elector one time during an election. The person giving assistance must take an oath. If a friend accompanies an elector into the voting compartment neither the DRO or Poll Clerk or scrutineer shall accompany them.

A template for persons who are blind or who have low-vision is also available at the polls. The template has several holes on its edge which line up with the candidates’ names on the ballot. The ballot is placed inside the template and the elector is then able to identify the candidate of their choice with the help of the DRO, who verbally explains the order in which the candidates’ names are placed (alphabetical order). The elector can mark the ballot by themselves.

If an elector has questions about the accessibility of a voting location, they can call Elections Newfoundland and Labrador toll free at 1-877-729-7987. Email inquiries are also welcome at oceo@electionsnl.ca

Elections NL chooses a day or days during the election to visit hospitals and personal care homes/long-term care facilities to allow those people who will be unable to vote in person at the advance or regular polls to vote bedside by Special Ballot.

Please contact your facility administrator or your local Elections NL office to find out about voting options offered in your facility.

Elections NL conducts bedside Special Ballot voting on a day or days during the election at hospitals in the province.  

If you are unable to vote in-person on Advance Polling Day and on Polling Day you can vote in-person by Special Ballot at any Elections NL Office in the province.  

Yes. If you do not have a fixed address, use the address of the shelter, group home or program where you stay. Staff can assist you by completing a Letter of Confirmation of Residence form.

You can use the Letter of Confirmation of Residence form to vote by Special Ballot, at Advanced Polls, or on Election Day.