Saskatchewan's Voting Week kicks off today offering six days—or 56 hours—of voting at 303 early voting locations across the province. These early locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until Sunday, October 27.
On election day, Monday, October 28, Elections Saskatchewan will open an additional 413 locations, bringing the total to 716 voting sites.
In addition to regular voting locations, 369 Personal Care Facilities (PCFs) will have voting during the first five days. Voting will take place at 68 hospitals and remand centres on October 28.
Dr. Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer of Saskatchewan, noted the deadline for applying to vote by mail or homebound voting has passed.
"At this stage, the remaining option for casting a ballot is in person at one of the voting locations across the province," said Dr. Boda. "Our 5,000 election workers are trained and ready to serve Saskatchewan’s 800,000+ eligible voters."
To be eligible to vote, individuals must be Canadian citizens, at least 18 years old by October 28, 2024, and ordinarily residents of Saskatchewan. Voters must present ID showing their name and address before receiving a ballot. A complete list of acceptable ID can be found at www.elections.sk.ca/id.
Voter information cards were sent to registered voters through Canada Post, email, or SMS text over the past two weeks. These cards list voting options, locations, and times. As of October 19, there are 810,683 registered voters in Saskatchewan. Those who are not registered can do so when they show up to vote in person.
Voters can also use the online tool at www.elections.sk.ca/wdiv to find their designated voting location by typing in their address. A list of all regular voting locations is available at www.elections.sk.ca.
For those who applied for vote by mail, a total of 32,405 applications were approved by the October 19 deadline. Completed ballots must be returned to Elections Saskatchewan by 8 p.m. on October 28.
"If there are any delays in completing the vote by mail kit, voters still have the option of voting in person at their assigned voting location," noted Dr. Bota.
In Swift Current, the early voting locations include Alpine Church of God, the InnovationPlex, St. Olaf's Lutheran Church, the Swift Current Mall (Safeway Entrance) and Trailview Alliance Church.
In Cypress Hills, the early voting locations include Cabri Community Hall, Christ the King Church Hall in Shaunavon, Eastend Memorial Hall, Eatonia Community Hall, Gull Lake Recreation Complex, Kyle Community and Elks Hall, the Little Flower Catholic Church Hall in Leader, Maple Creek Legion Hall and Wheatland Plus 50 Senior Citizens Club in Eston.
Wood River early voting locations include the Coronach Drop In Centre, InnovationPlex, Mankota Agricultural Hall, Palais Royal Theatre in Val Marie, Parish Hall in Gravelbourg, Ponteix Cultural Centre, Prince of Wales Culture and Recreation Centre in Assiniboia and Wymark Skating Rink.
Lumsden-Morse residents can vote early at Caronport Golden Age Center, Central Butte Seniors Hall, Dew Drop In in Lumsden, Morse Community Hall, Pense Town Hall and Regina Beach Memorial Hall.
In Rosetown-Delisle, you can vote early at the Affinity Community Hall in Langham, Asquith Senior Centre, Delisle Town Hall, Dinsmore Community Hall, Elrose Scout Hut, Lucky Lake Community Hall and St. Andrew's Trinity Anglican Church in Rosetown.