Red Deer Elections
Red Deer Elections
Elector Eligibility, Identification and Vouching
Eligibility
You are eligible to vote in the 2025 Municipal Election if you:
- are at least 18 years old,
- are a Canadian Citizen, and
- reside in the city of Red Deer on Election Day.
Identification
One piece of identification issued by a Canadian Government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of that government, that contains a photograph of the person. For example, a driver’s license, an Alberta Identification card or a Canadian passport.
You must complete Form 13 - Elector Register at the voting stations and provide:
- One piece of identification issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of the government, that contains a photograph of the person, the person’s name and the address of the person’s residence.
OR
- One piece of identification from the list below that contains the person’s name and current address.
OR
- One piece of identification from the list below that contains the person’s name and an eligible elector to vouch for their address, who meets the requirements below and completes Form 14 - Statement of Voucher.
Forms of Acceptable Identification
The following are acceptable forms of identification (ID) at a voting station, if they include your full name and current address.
- AISH Card
- Alberta Forestry Identification Card
- Alberta Health Care Card
- Alberta Natural Resources (Conservation) Card
- Alberta Service Dog Identification Card
- Alberta Wildlife Identification Number (WIN) Card
- Birth Certificate
- Canadian Citizenship Card or Certificate
- Canadian Forces Identification Card
- Canadian Passport
- Canadian Pleasure Craft Operator Card
- CANPASS, FAST, or Nexus Card
- CATSA Identification Card
- Certificate of Indian Status Card
- Firearm Possession and Acquisition (PAL) Licence
- First Nation Membership Card
- Fishing, Trapping, or Hunting Licence
- Government Issued Cheque or Cheque Stub
- Income Tax Assessment
- Letter from a Public Curator, Guardian, or Trustee
- Library Card
- Marriage Certificate
- Métis Nation of Alberta Citizenship Card
- Métis Settlement Membership Card
- Old Age Security (OAS) Card
- Outdoors or Wildlife Card / Licence
- Property Tax Assessment or Evaluation Notice
- Public Transportation Card
- Social Insurance Number
- Statement of Government Benefits
- Vehicle Ownership or Registration Certificate
- Veterans Affairs Health Care Identification Card
- Correspondence from a School, College, or University
- Bank / Credit Card Statement
- Personal Cheque
- Insurance Policy or Coverage Card
- Pension Plan Statement
- Residential Lease or Sublease
- Mortgage Statement
- Utility Bill (e.g. telephone, television, hydro (electric), gas or water)
- Any other piece of authorized identification by Chief Electoral Officer that contain both your name and address.
Attestation forms are authorized to be used as a form of identification for the following circumstances:
- An elector who resides in a supportive living or long-term care facility.
- An elector who resides in student housing on a campus.
- An elector who is an inmate.
- An elector who receives services from a shelter or community support centre.
- An elector who is renting their ordinary residence.
The attestation process is completed prior to attending a voting station. The authorized signatory does not need to attend the voting station with the elector who is using the form.
Vouching
If an elector does not have acceptable identification with their current address, they may have another elector vouch for them.
That person (the voucher) must:
- be eligible to vote,
- have acceptable identification,
- be listed on the permanent elector register (PER), and
- at the voting station, complete Form 14 - Statement of Voucher.
Form 14 - Statement of Voucher sets out that the voucher:
- knows the person,
- knows the person resides at the address indicated on the statement, and
- has not been vouched for themselves.
A voucher may only vouch for more than one person, if the people they are vouching for live in the same residence (one household maximum).
Scrutineers are prohibited from vouching.
Election Fact:
The information in the permanent electors register (PER) may only be used to verify elector eligibility.