laws: Why they matter and what they mean for you

In order to cast your vote, you must present adequate identification. Here are acceptable forms of identification that you can use:

• Option 1: Present any one of these pieces of identification:
• - A valid BC driver's license
• - A BC Identification Card (BCID)
• - A BC Services Card, displaying your photo

- Another card issued by the Government of B.C. or Canada, featuring your photo, name, and address

- A Certificate of Indian Status

Option 2: Show two pieces of ID or documents that demonstrate your name, with at least one showing your current address. Here are some examples:

- Government-issued identity documents

- BC CareCard

- BC Services Card (without photo)

- Birth certificate

- Canadian Forces Photo Identification card

- Citizenship certificate

- Correctional Service Canada Offender Identification card

- Firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence or Firearms Possession Only Licence

- Old Age Security Identification card

- Passport

- Social Insurance Number card

- Veterans Affairs Canada Health Care Identification card

- Other government-issue documents

- Canada Child Tax Benefit statement

- Government cheque or cheque stub

- Income tax assessment notice

- Property tax assessment

- Statement of Canada Pension Plan benefits

- Statement of government employment insurance benefits paid

- Statement of Old Age Security

- School, college, or university documents

- Admissions letter

- Report card

- Residence acceptance

- Transcript

- Tuition/fees statement

- Student card

- Other documents

- Bank/credit card or statement

- Confirmation of Residence (3007)

- Hospital bracelet/document

- Insurance statement

- Membership card

- Mortgage statement

- Personal cheque (printed by bank)

- Prescription medication containers

- Provincial Where to Vote card

- Public transportation pass

- Residential lease

- Statutory declaration prepared by a lawyer or notary public attesting a voter’s identity and/or residence

- Utility bill

Note: Electronic documents and scans of physical documents are acceptable. However, hand-written documents will not be accepted except for Confirmation of Residence forms. Voter's name and address on Canadian passport may be accepted as proof of identity but not as proof of residency.

Option 3

In case you don't have proper identification with you, you may request someone to vouch for you. The voucher must be any one of the following:

• - A registered voter living in your electoral district
• - Your spouse, parent, grandparent, adult child, adult grandchild, or adult sibling
• - A person with the legal authority to make personal care decisions for you

The voucher must present acceptable identification. Both the voucher and the voter must make a solemn declaration confirming the voter's identity and revealing your residential address.

If the voucher is not your relative or personal care authority, he can only vouch for one voter. A relative may vouch for any voters that are family members, while a personal care authority may vouch for all voters over whom they have personal care decisions.

It is important to note that a person with a Power of Attorney does not have the authority to make personal care decisions for another person. If they want to vouch for a person, they must make a solemn declaration that they have legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter under the common law or an enactment as required under the Election Act.

Within the auspices of the British Columbia Supreme Court, an official decree has been issued that designates the voucher as a commanding figure with regard to the individual they are managing under the Patients Property Act of British Columbia. This assignment is either identified as a "Committee," or as an individual who holds the necessary authority to dictate personal care decisions concerning the aforementioned individual without being bound by any given rules or regulations. Alternatively, an extant Representation Agreement that satisfies the legal requirements and conditions, has named the voucher as a representative or monitor of the individual under the Representation Agreement Act of British Columbia and thus, is deemed valid.