GATINEAU, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - Sept. 22, 2016) -

For the by-election now underway in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner (Alberta), electors can choose the voting option that best suits their schedule. They can vote:

• on election day, on Monday, October 24
  
  
• at advance polls on Friday, October 14; Saturday, October 15; Sunday, October 16; or Monday, October 17
  
  
• in person at the Elections Canada office in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, if they apply before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18
  
  
• by mail. Electors must apply to vote by mail before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18.
  
  
  • Electors can submit their application online or mail in a paper application form. Forms are available online, at the local Elections Canada office or at Canadian missions abroad. They can also be requested by calling 1-800-463-6868.
    
    
  • Electors voting by mail should plan ahead. They must allow time for their voting kit to reach them and for their marked ballot to return to Elections Canada.
    
    
  • Marked ballots must be received by the election day deadline or they will not be counted. Visit elections.ca for more details.
    
    
• To vote, electors must show proof of identity and address. The list of accepted pieces of identification is available online.
  
  
• Some pieces of identification used at provincial and municipal elections may not meet federal election requirements. 
  
  
• Voting and identification rules are different for Canadian Forces electors, incarcerated electors and Canadian electors who live abroad. 

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