Special Ballot Voting

Apply to Vote by Special Ballot

Special Ballot voting is an early voting option for every qualified elector in Newfoundland and Labrador. Interested electors must complete an application and provide identification. A Special Ballot voting kit will be mailed to you to complete after your application has been approved. The Special Ballot voting kit must be either returned to Elections NL by mail or in person.

Applying to Vote by Special Ballot

IMPORTANT: Proof of identity must accompany each application. Requirements are outlined further down on this page.

Interested electors can apply to vote by Special Ballot and, once an application is approved and Official Nominations have closed for the election or by-election, a Special Ballot kit is issued. This kit consists of a ballot and a series of envelopes designed to protect the secrecy of the elector's vote.

Information Required with Application

The following information must be submitted on a Special Ballot application:

  • the name of the applicant and the current address of the applicant's residence in the Province
  • the applicant's mailing address
  • the applicant's date of birth
  • proof of the applicant's identity by including:
    • the name of the applicant and the current address of the applicant's residence in the Province
    • the applicant's mailing address

List of Acceptable ID.

If an applicant has no identification then download and submit one of the following forms (Note: If no method of downloading and printing is available, please contact Elections NL by telephone, toll-free or locally, at (1-877) 729-7987):

  • Guarantor's Declaration Form - This is a confirmation by another person who can provide proof of the applicant's identity and address of ordinary residence in the electoral district in which the applicant intends to vote. A person is permitted to act as a Guarantor to only one applicant; or
  • Affidavit for Voting by Special Ballot - An affidavit signed before an authorized person (e.g. Commissioner for Oaths, Justice of the Peace) verifying the elector's name, current address and signature.