Organisation : Elections BC
Facility Name : Voter ID & Vouching
Province : British Columbia
Country : Canada
Website : http://elections.bc.ca/voting/voter-id/
Elections BC Voter ID
All voters must prove their identity and residential address before voting.
Related: Elections BC Online Voter Registration System British Columbia : www.electionin.org/3072.html
Voter ID Options
There are three ways to do this.
Option 1
Show one of these pieces of ID:
** a BC driver’s licence
** a BC Identification Card (BCID)
** a BC Services Card (with photo)
** another card issued by the Government of B.C. or Canada that shows your name, photo and address
(OR)
** A Certificate of Indian Status
Option 2
Show any two pieces of ID or documents that both show your name. At least one must have your current address. Examples include:
Government-Issue Identity Documents:
** B.C. CareCard
** Birth certificate
** Social Insurance Number card
** Passport
** Citizenship certificate
** Old Age Security Identification card
** Canadian Forces Photo Identification card
** Firearms Possession Only Licence
** Firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence
** Veterans Affairs Canada Health Care Identification card
** Correctional Service Canada Offender Identification card
** BC Services Card (without photo)
Other Government-Issue Documents:
** Property tax assessment
** Income tax assessment notice
** Government cheque or cheque stub
** Statement of government employment insurance benefits paid
** Canada Child Tax Benefit statement
** Statement of Canada Pension Plan benefits
** Statement of Old Age Security
School, College, or University Documents:
** Admissions letter
** Report card
** Residence acceptance
** Transcript
** Tuition/fees statement
** Student card
Other Documents:
** Provincial Where to Vote card
** Bank/credit card or statement
** Personal cheque (printed by bank)
** Residential lease
** Utility bill
** Mortgage statement
** Insurance statement
** Public transportation pass
** Prescription bottle
** Membership card
** Hospital bracelet/document
** Confirmation of Residence (3007)
** Statutory declaration prepared by a lawyer or notary public attesting a voter’s identity and/or residence
Note:
Electronic documents (e.g. e-bills) and electronic scans of a paper document are acceptable. Hand-written information on a document is not acceptable.
Option 3
Voters who don’t have ID can have their identity vouched for by another person.
Vouching
A voter without acceptable identification can be vouched for by another individual, known as a voucher.
The voucher must be:
** a registered voter resident in the voter’s electoral district, or
** a spouse, parent, grandparent, adult child, adult grandchild or adult sibling of the voter, or
** a person with the authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.
Vouchers must provide acceptable identification. The voter and the voucher must each make a solemn declaration confirming the voter’s identity and residential address.
A voucher who is not the voter’s relative or personal care authority may only vouch for one voter. A relative may vouch for any voters who are members of their family. A personal care authority may vouch for all voters over which they have written authority.
A voter who has been vouched for may not vouch for another voter in that election. Power of Attorney does not give an individual the authority to make personal care decisions for another person.
To establish that a person has authority under the common law or an enactment to make personal care decisions for a voter as required under the Election Act, the voucher must make a solemn declaration that they have either:
An order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, naming the voucher and stating that the voucher has been appointed as:
a) a ‘Committee’ to manage the person of the applicant under the Patients Property Act of British Columbia; or
b) a person with the authority to make personal care decisions in respect of the applicant without reference to any statute or regulation.
(Or)
A valid Representation Agreement currently in effect, naming the voucher as a representative or monitor of the applicant under the Representation Agreement Act of British Columbia.