Advanced Voting is available to all eligible voters of the Town of Taber. You may choose to vote at the advanced vote or on election day, but you may only vote once.

The Advanced Voting dates are as follows:

• August 29th: 3-8 PM
• August 30th: 3-8 PM
• August 31st: 3-8 PM

All Advanced Voting shall take place at the Community Centre Auditorium (B 4720 50th Street).

If you are physically unable to attend a voting station, you may arrange to vote in your residence.  This service is also available to individuals dependent on accessible transportation.  This service is only provided on Election Day if you are:

• a housebound voter
• living in your own residence
• unable to attend Advance Voting Polls or the Voting Station in your area

You must request this service in advance. Requests for this service must be made  by contacting the Returning Officer no later than August 28th, 2023. You will be advised of an approximate time when the Election Officers will attend the voter's residence.

When requesting this service, please provide the following information:

• reason(s) voter is unable to attend the Voting Station
• voter's name, address and telephone number
• times (if any) that the voter is unavailable on Election Day

The Town of Taber will be holding Voting Stations at a number of institutions. Voters who live in these locations will be visited by election workers on Election Day. The times of these votes will be announced for the by-election as soon as they are available. This service is only for residents of the following institutions:

• Clearview Lodge
• Lindenview
• Taber Hospital

 More information will be made available for the by-election soon.

Voter Identification is required by all voters.  Each voter must produce one piece of identification that establishes both the elector's name and current address.

A Driver's License or an Alberta Identification Card is acceptable.  Photo identification is not required.

Please note there are no voting lists, and voters cannot have someone verbally vouch for them.

Don't have ID or not sure what's acceptable? Check out this list.

You are an eligible voter if you:

• are at least 18 years old
• are a Canadian Citizen
• are a resident of the Town of Taber on Election Day
• can provide authorized identification

All voters must sign the voting register stating that they meet these qualifications before they will be given a ballot.

Note:  Landed immigrants and British subjects are not eligible to vote.

The by-election polls will be held at the Community Centre Auditorium (B 4720 50th Street).

If you are not able to vote on Election Day, please see above for the Advanced and Institutional Voting information.

The Town of Taber wants to make voting as easy and accessible to our citizens as possible. To help citizens feel at ease at the polls, we are providing full details for eligible citizens for Town of Taber Municipal Elections:

1. Come to the Polling Station on any voting day (you can only vote once by law):
   • Advanced Voting Days:
   • August 29th: 3-8 PM
   • August 30th: 3-8 PM
   • August 31st: 3-8 PM
   • By-Election Day: Thursday, September 7, 2023
2. Enter into the Auditorium.
3. Once you enter the Auditorium, head down the stairs toward the main floor where the tables are located. If you are in need of assistance or have questions, our election staff will be able to help.
4. When called, proceed to the Registration Table. Our election staff will ask you to present identification and to fill out the form indicating you are eligible to vote.
5. Proceed to the Ballot Table, where our election worker will offer you the ballot and a pen.
   1. The Municipal Ballot will contain the selections for the following:
      • Councillor (1 position available)
6. Proceed to the private Voting Booth and voice your choice!
7. Once your ballot is completed, place it in the secrecy sleeve provided in the Voting Booth and return it to the election staff member who provided it to you. You will then place your own ballot into the ballot box. Then you are done!
8. Thank you for voting in the Town of Taber Municipal By-Election! Results will be posted on our Town of Taber official website and social media after polls close at 8:00 PM on By-Election Day.

No. The Town's official logo and crest are copyrighted by the Town of Taber. Those who use the logo without the Town of Taber's express written consent are infringing on the Town's copyright, and this includes campaigners.

All Town of Taber logos, crests, graphic design elements, digital content, and designed visual identifiers are property of the Town of Taber. Unless an authorized party is given express written permission from the Town of Taber, anyone using those elements for private use are infringing on the Town's copyright.

If you see a candidate using the Town of Taber's logo in their materials, please contact the Returning Officer.

Following the 2023 By-Election, you will be able to view the results here.