How Often Does Ontario Register Voters

Ontarians will be heading to the polls on June 2, 2022.

Ontario ballot 24-hour interval is June ii. Here'southward everything yous need to know about voting

Ontario voters volition head to the polls on June 2. Here's what y'all need to know about advance voting, voting by post, how to annals to vote, and more.

Ontario voters will head to the polls on June 2. Have questions? We take answers.

Am I eligible to vote?

You lot must be 18 years of age, a Canadian denizen and a resident of Ontario. And yous need to exist on Elections Ontario'southward voters list.

How do I know if I'thousand on the voters list?

Elections Ontario maintains a permanent voters list. If you lot are on it, y'all volition receive a voter information bill of fare in the mail between May 12 and 20. (Bring this card when you vote, plus ID.) If you don't receive a card, you can add or update your information to the list by May 23 and still become a card. You can do this at https://www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in-ontario/voter-registration.html.

Uh oh, didn't get a card and forgot to update the list. What now?

Y'all can however vote. You but need to add your name to the voters listing on the day you vote. To do that, bring a piece of ID that shows your proper name and residential address. Photo ID is non required, and you exercise non need to provide data near your sex or gender. Y'all volition also be asked to sign a proclamation.

How volition I know where to vote?

This information volition exist on your voter card. You lot can also enter your postal lawmaking on the Elections Ontario website and striking enter to find out what riding you lot live in. The website volition tell you where you lot tin vote on election day or in advance. Y'all can also download the Elections Ontario app for the information.

How do I find out who is running?

Once yous enter your postal code on the Elections Ontario website, you tin click to a page that lists the candidates in your riding.

What'southward this about an Elections Ontario app?

Elections Ontario has launched a free mobile app for voter data that tin exist downloaded at the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. You can use it to determine if you lot're registered to vote, get a scannable version of your voter information card, see who is running in your riding, and find your nearest polling station. The app will too tell you when you can vote, and can ship notifications.

What if I want to vote by mail?

To register to vote by mail, yous can apply online or past post. The deadline to utilise to vote by mail is six p.m. on May 27. Elections Ontario must receive your completed voting kit by 6 p.m. on June 2 for your vote to exist counted. Once your application is accepted, Elections Ontario will mail yous a election at the address you provide on your application.

Can I vote if I live outside of Ontario?

If you are a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age or older and temporarily residing outside of Ontario, yous tin can cast a ballot as an absentee voter. You are eligible as an absentee voter for upward to two years from the appointment you left Ontario. Additionally, you lot must have been a resident of Ontario for at least 12 months earlier leaving the province and you must be intent on coming back to the province. Yous can annals as an absentee voter online at Elections Ontario website.

What if I tin't vote on June 2?

This yr, the number of advance voting days has doubled from 5 to x. Accelerate polls will be open up in all 124 ridings from ten a.m. to 8 p.m., May nineteen through May 28.

When will the results come out?

Polls close at 9 p.m., and results begin to come out shortly afterward voting closes.

For more than information, you can call Elections Ontario at one-888-668-8683 or email them at info@elections.on.ca

Morgan Bocknek works on the Star'south Digital Desk, based in Toronto. She is also a Star contributor. Follow her on Twitter: @mobocks

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