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MATTAGAMIROCK THE VOTE
OCTOBER 19, 2015Are you ready?
Canada’s Federal Election
•Election Date: October 19, 2015•We need to make sure all First Nation members VOTE this election!
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
To vote, you must be registered. Use the online voter registration service to:• check if you're registered to vote• update the address on your voter registration, or• register to vote
Go to: https://ereg.elections.ca/CWelcome.aspx?lang=eYou will need your drivers licence or provincial ID Card (Ontario Photo Card)
SINGLE PIECE OF ID TO VOTE
Show one piece of government-issued IDIt must have your photo, name and current address.Examples: • driver's licence• provincial ID card (Ontario Photo Card)
If you don’t have a piece of ID that contains your photo, name & current address, you will need two pieces of ID (one with your name & one with your name and address).
TWO PIECES OF ID TO VOTE(ONE FROM EACH LIST)
Pieces with your name:• health card• Canadian passport• birth certificate• social insurance number card• Indian status card• old age security card• label on a prescription container• credit card or debit card• student identity card• driver's licence (may be used to prove
your name if the address is outdated)• provincial or territorial ID card (may
be used to prove your name if the address is outdated)
Pieces with your name and address:
• utility bill (e.g. hydro; telecommunications services including telephone, cable or satellite)
• bank statement or credit card statement
• personal cheque
• government cheque or cheque stub
• income tax assessment
• vehicle ownership (registration papers)
• insurance policy
• correspondence issued by a school, college or university
• letter of confirmation of residence from a First Nations band
FIRST NATION CHIEFS & COUNCILS
Please sign a Letter of Confirmation of Residence
for your community members
This letter is a piece of ID you can use to prove your address(if you live on a First Nations reserve).
Print the letter of confirmation of residence form to complete it and sign it. Elections Canada will also accept a letter from the administrator that is printed on the First Nation’s letterhead
When you go vote, bring the letter and a second piece of ID with your name.
You can download the letter at: http://www.elections.ca/vot/ids/EC50053_e.pdf
REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL!Please consider registering early!
Fill out the form & mail or fax to Elections Canada.
• You must include a photocopy (not the original) of an identification document. If some of the info is on the back of the document, be sure to photocopy both sides.
• A suitable proof of identity is any current official document showing your name, address and signature (e.g. driver’s licence).
• If you do not have one document with this information, you can send photocopies of two current official documents:
• • one showing your name and address (e.g. telephone bill or Letter of Confirmation of Residence); and
• • one showing your name and signature (e.g. health card or library card).
You can download the registration for at:
https://ereg.elections.ca/redirect.aspx?form=Form_12d_EC_32000
ORGANIZE IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
Once you are registered to vote, you can help others: • Host an ID CLINIC – invite community
members out to see if they have the required ID they need to vote. This can be held at a community event like a pow wow.
• Community Outreach – post information on how to register to vote in your community newsletter, Facebook page or website.
• Use your local radio station to share information on what people need to register and vote in the next federal election
• Ask your Chief & Council to sign Letters of Confirmation of Residence
ON OCTOBER 19TH, GET OUT THE VOTE
On election day, you can help get out the vote: • Recruit volunteer drivers & arrange for rides to
get people to and from the ballot box• Book time to speak at the local radio station to
encourage all to get out and vote, have people call in if they need a ride, answer voter ID questions, etc.
• Be ready with Letters of Confirmation of Residence (must be signed the First Nation’s officials – Chiefs, Councillors or Band Administrator)
• Go door-to-door and encourage all those 18 years and older to go vote!
VOTER I.D. CLINICS CURRENTLY PLANNED
• July 16, 2015 a booth will be set up at the Mattagami Open House
• Elections Canada Registration Request Forms will be available
• Confirmation of Residence Letters will also be available to fill and have signed by Council Members at this event
MATTAGAMI RESIDENCE
• Coordinating with the Timmins Native Friendship Centre
(so keep an eye out for the Voter Clinic postings)• Feel free to organize your own too! Everyone can help!
For more information • Go to the Elections Canada website: www.electionscanada.ca • Forms can be emailed to you by contacting:
Councillor Jennifer Constant [email protected]
orDorothy Naveau, Mattagami [email protected] members can also call us at:(705) 894-2072 or 1-888-236-5352 toll
free
Thank-you, Miigwetch!
