Voting Monday? Here's how it works, step by step

Voting Monday in Windsor? Bring ID with your name and address, go to any Voting Day spot in your ward, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Paper ballot, fill in the oval, tabulator. Buses are free for voters.

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Windsor votes Monday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here's what to bring and what happens once you're inside.

The news

The City of Windsor says this is the first election where you can vote at any Voting Day location in your ward, rather than one assigned poll. You don't need the voter notification card that came in the mail. You do need ID.

Can you vote?

According to the City, you can vote if, on Voting Day, you are:

a Canadian citizen

18 or older, and

a resident of Windsor, or the owner or tenant of land in the city, or the spouse of an owner or tenant, and

not barred from voting by law.

What ID to bring

Your ID has to prove who you are and your qualifying address. Ontario Regulation 304/13 under the Municipal Elections Act lists the documents that count. Some of the most common:

Ontario driver's licence

Ontario photo health card or Ontario photo card

a utility bill for hydro, water, gas, phone or cable

a bank, credit card or RRSP statement

a mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement

a property tax assessment

a cheque stub, T4 or pay receipt from an employer

The City's Identification Accepted at the Poll page has the full list of 29.

If your voter card has wrong information on it, the City says you can still vote: bring the card and your ID to a location in your ward and staff will fix it.

What happens at the poll

The City describes it this way:

You get a paper ballot in a privacy folder from the Deputy Returning Officer, then go to a voting booth.

With the marking pen in the booth, fill in the oval next to the candidate or candidates you choose for each office.

Put the ballot back in the privacy folder with the officer's initials showing, and take it to the Tabulating Officer, who puts it into the vote tabulator. The tabulator drops it into the ballot box.

What it means for you

Any location in your ward: the City's Election Day Voting Locations page lists them ward by ward.

In line by 8 p.m.: the City says you'll be allowed to finish voting.

Free bus: eligible voters can ride Transit Windsor free to or from voting. Tell the driver. No voter card needed.

Can't get there? You can appoint someone to cast your ballot on your behalf (a proxy). Forms are at the Office of the City Clerk, Suite 530, 350 City Hall Square West, or call 519-255-6100 ext. 6285.

Questions: call 311.