VOTERS

This webpage is dedicated to help all eligible voters on PEI for the District 2 By-election.
Advance Voting Dates (all Advance Voting is at St. Joachim's Parish Centre, Vernon River)
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, December 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Ordinary Polling Day (Election Day)
Monday Ordinary Polling Day: December 8, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Polls 1 & 4: All Saints Church Hall, 4279 Chapel Rd - Rte 321, Cardigan
Polls 5 & 6: St. Joachim’s Parish Hall, 5377 Rte 3, Vernon River
Polls 7,8 and 9: Pownal Sports Centre, 145 Pownal Rd - Rte 26
Polls 2 & 3: Kings Playhouse, 65 Grafton St
Voter Assistance Tool: Find out "where" your polling location is to vote on Election Day (based on your civic address) , and get information about the candidates.
During an official election, there are three Advance Voting days scheduled in addition to Election Day to help make it easier for you to vote.
Dates, times and locations of voting days will be available on the Voter Information Card (VIC).
(all Advance Voting is at St. Joachim's Parish Centre, Vernon River)
Advance Polls are open from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and held on:
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, December 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Remember to bring your Identification along with your Voter Information Card when you go to vote in person at the polling location. You need to show proof of "who" you are and "where" you live. A valid PEI Drivers License or a Gov't Issued ID card are the best forms of ID to use when voting.
As per the Election Act Section 65.1 (a) & (b)
An elector shall provide the following proof of the elector’s identity and, subject to subsection (3), the elector’s residence for the purposes of clause 65(1)(b):
(a) one piece of identification issued by the provincial government, or an agency of it, showing the elector’s name and address;
(b) two pieces of identification of a type authorized under subsection (2), each of which establishes the elector’s name and at least one of which establishes the elector’s address.
If you are studying in PEI and living away from your family home, you may choose to vote in the district of your family home or the district of the address on PEI where you are living while attending school. If you attend school outside PEI and unable to vote in an Advance Poll or on Election Day, you may complete the mail-in ballot.
Elections PEI is committed to providing everyone, equal access to vote. Mobile voting stations are available to residents in hospitals and long-term care centres to allow easier and, if necessary, bedside voting.
At each polling station voters are entitled to receive special services as requested or as required to be able to vote, including:
- Accessibility – Every polling station and voting booth is wheelchair friendly. We also offer help for difficulties with vision or hearing, low literacy or help for new Canadians.
- Voting Assistance – A deputy returning officer or friend may assist a voter in marking their ballot if the voter requests help. The voter will be asked to take an oath or make a special statement.
- Language Assistance – A voter who is unable to understand English for any reason, i.e. difficulty with vision or hearing, low literacy level, speaks another language, may bring another person to interpret and join them in the voting station to help with marking their ballot.
Time off from work to vote
Section 81 (1) of the Election Act states: An employee, who is an elector, shall, while the poll is open on ordinary polling day, have a reasonable and sufficient time, not to be less than one hour, for the purpose of casting the employee’s vote.
Voting As A New Canadian
Since you have become a Canadian citizen, you are now be eligible to take part in voting for the next election in our province. Visit our Canadian Citizenship information page.
Here are three instructional videos to help electors have a better understanding of Eligibility, Marking Ballots and Mail-In Ballots. Click on each video and once it begins type f on your keyboard to make the video fullscreen.
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You may choose one of two ways to vote in an election, in person at the polling station or by mail-in ballot. If you are a registered voter you will be mailed a Voter Information Card with dates, times and locations of voting days.
It is required by the Election Act ....You need to bring one of your current Gov't issued ID's. - PEI Driver's License,
PEI Health Card or Voluntary ID Card.
If your ID is not up to date, you will need to provide further proof of "who" you are and "where" you reside to the Registration Clerk at the polls.