Alison Redford vote Conflicts with Prairie Regional Summit

Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta, called Albertans to vote on Monday, the 23rd day of April.  This is also the day for the Prairie Regional Summit of industry thought leaders in Red Deer, Alberta.


Albertan's face one of the most important elections in recent history.  Elections Alberta provides a way for you to vote and attend the Summit. Here's what they say in their FAQ:

You have two options:

Option 1: You may vote at an advance poll. Advance polls are held from 9 am to 8 pm on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday prior to polling day.

 

Addresses of advance polls are published in local newspapers and can also be obtained from returning officers or Elections Alberta's website.

Option 2: You may vote using a Special Ballot if you are unable to vote at the advance polls or on polling day because you are:
• physically incapacitated,
• away from your electoral division,
• serving as an inmate,
• an election officer, candidate, official agent or scrutineer, or
• living in a remote area, as defined in the Election Act.

 

You may apply for a Special Ballot:
• in writing,
• by telephone,
• by fax or by email,
• in person, or
• online.

Please be certain to consider these options well in advance of polling day - electors who have not made arrangements in time have been very disappointed when, for example, sufficient time is not left to receive and return a Special Ballot. The returning officer will do his or her best to accommodate your particular situation, but the request must be made by the elector in time to meet the administrative requirements of the electoral process.

It is important to note that, while requests for Special Ballots may be sent via facsimile or e mail, the Special Ballots themselves may not. A Special Ballot sent via facsimile or e-mail would be easily identifiable, and the basic principle of the secret ballot would be lost. For this same reason, you may not obtain a Special Ballot from anyone other than the returning officer in your own electoral division.

Your Special Ballot must be properly completed and received, with identification, by the returning officer prior to the close of polls at 8 pm on polling day to be counted. Any Special Ballots received after the close of polls are counted as rejected ballots.