Information for Voters |
On October 18, 2010, St. Albert will vote for members of its City Council, Catholic Public School Board and Protestant Separate School Board. This includes:
- City Mayor (1)
- City Councillor (6)
- Catholic Public School Board Trustee (4)
- Protestant Separate School Board Trustee (5)
- are at least 18 years of age on or before Election Day (October 18, 2010),
- are a Canadian citizen,
- have resided in Alberta for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding Election Day (as of April 18, 2010),
- are a resident of St. Albert on Election Day, and
- have not already voted in the election.
Information on Declared Candidates
A complete list of declared candidates will be available after 12 noon on September 20, 2010. Additional information on candidates will also be provided, when possible.
Types of Voting Opportunities
The City of St. Albert offers many voting opportunities, including regular voting stations on Election Day, Advance Voting Stations, special “mail-in” ballots and Institutional Voting Stations.Election Day Voting Stations
On October 18, 2010 (Election Day), voting stations will be in place around the community. Each voting station will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For the location of each voting station, please refer to Voting Station Locations.
Advance Voting Stations
The City of St. Albert has established a number of advance voting opportunities to allow individuals increased voting flexibility. The following times and dates for the Advance Vote are proposed:
- Thursday, October 7, 2010 (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
- Saturday, October 9, 2010 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
- Tuesday, October 12, 2010 (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
- Thursday, October 14, 2010 (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
- Saturday, October 16, 2010 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
Special "Mail-in" Ballots
The City of St. Albert offers special ballots to residents who are away from the city during the Advance and Election Day votes. These are “mail-in” ballots and are useful to some residents, including those who may be homebound/incapacitated, ‘snowbirds,' members of the armed forces or other travelling residents.
An elector who is unable to vote at an Advance Voting Station or on Election Day because of:
- physical incapacity
- absence from the local jurisdiction, or
- because he/she is a returning officer, deputy returning officer, constable, candidate, official agent or scrutineer who may be located on Election Day at a voting station other than that for the elector's place of residence
- Chris Belke, Returning Officer
City of St. Albert
5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert, AB T8N 3Z9
Phone: 780-459-1500
Fax: 780-460-2394
E-mail: election@st-albert.net
Special ballot forms will be issued to eligible applicants upon confirmation and must be completed with adherence to a detailed legislated process. For more information, please contact the Returning Officer or download an application form.
The votes of the electors residing in the following long-term care facilities will be taken during the Advance Vote period. The following dates are proposed:
Any elector eligible to vote in St. Albert who is residing in the Sturgeon Hospital on Election Day may vote at the Hospital on Monday, October 18, 2010.
Voting Process and Ballot Tabulators
Voting Process
When a voter enters a voting station, a greeter will meet the voter and ensure the voter is in the correct voting station (voters must vote in the station linked to where they live).
The voter will then be directed to a table where a Deputy Returning Officer will require the voter to complete and sign a Voting Register and declare school support. Upon declaring his/her eligibility, the voter will receive his/her ballot in a secrecy sleeve and be directed to an area behind a voting screen to mark the ballot.
The voter then returns the ballot in the secrecy sleeve to the Technical Returning Officer, who will wait beside the City’s ballot tabulators. The officer or the voter will insert the ballot into the tabulator to be counted.
Ballots and Ballot Tabulators
The City uses paper ballots. One large ballot is assigned to each voter, showing the names of candidates for all offices on it. Voters indicate their selection by marking the box next to their preferred candidate.
The City will again utilize leading electoral technology for the tabulation of paper ballots. These digital electronic ballot tabulators are machines that are able to read coded paper ballots and store information electronically until asked to produce the results. This technology has led to significant decreases in ballot-processing time, while also increasing the security, accuracy and responsiveness of the vote. After reading a ballot, the tabulator will deposit the ballot into the ballot box. All ballots are available for verification following the voting process, if required.
Election Results
Election results will be released as the results from each polling station are processed. Unofficial results will be posted live on the City’s website, in both graphical and text based format and provided to media outlets as well. Typically, all results are in before 9 p.m. on Election Day.
Note that the City will also host an Election Results Event on Election Day (October 18, 2010) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will be held at St. Albert Place and will feature a live broadcast of the (unofficial) results, as they are tabulated. The event will be open to the media, candidates and the general public. Refreshments will also be available. Watch this website for further information.
The Returning Officer will release official election results at 12 noon on October 22, 2010.
- First day applications may be submitted: August 20, 2010
- Date completed ballots must be received: October 18, 2010
The votes of the electors residing in the following long-term care facilities will be taken during the Advance Vote period. The following dates are proposed:
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Any elector eligible to vote in St. Albert who is residing in the Sturgeon Hospital on Election Day may vote at the Hospital on Monday, October 18, 2010.
Voting Process and Ballot Tabulators
Voting ProcessWhen a voter enters a voting station, a greeter will meet the voter and ensure the voter is in the correct voting station (voters must vote in the station linked to where they live).
The voter will then be directed to a table where a Deputy Returning Officer will require the voter to complete and sign a Voting Register and declare school support. Upon declaring his/her eligibility, the voter will receive his/her ballot in a secrecy sleeve and be directed to an area behind a voting screen to mark the ballot.
The voter then returns the ballot in the secrecy sleeve to the Technical Returning Officer, who will wait beside the City’s ballot tabulators. The officer or the voter will insert the ballot into the tabulator to be counted.
Ballots and Ballot Tabulators
The City uses paper ballots. One large ballot is assigned to each voter, showing the names of candidates for all offices on it. Voters indicate their selection by marking the box next to their preferred candidate.
The City will again utilize leading electoral technology for the tabulation of paper ballots. These digital electronic ballot tabulators are machines that are able to read coded paper ballots and store information electronically until asked to produce the results. This technology has led to significant decreases in ballot-processing time, while also increasing the security, accuracy and responsiveness of the vote. After reading a ballot, the tabulator will deposit the ballot into the ballot box. All ballots are available for verification following the voting process, if required.
Election Results
Election results will be released as the results from each polling station are processed. Unofficial results will be posted live on the City’s website, in both graphical and text based format and provided to media outlets as well. Typically, all results are in before 9 p.m. on Election Day.
Note that the City will also host an Election Results Event on Election Day (October 18, 2010) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will be held at St. Albert Place and will feature a live broadcast of the (unofficial) results, as they are tabulated. The event will be open to the media, candidates and the general public. Refreshments will also be available. Watch this website for further information.
The Returning Officer will release official election results at 12 noon on October 22, 2010.
