Information for Voters
Voter Information
This page will update as the Election process continues.
Voter Eligibility
To vote, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen;
- Be 18 years or older;
- Have resided in PCSP for the 30 days prior to Election Day.
Residency Rules:
a) a person shall be a resident of the place where he or she or they lives and sleeps and to which, when absent, he or she or they intends to return;
b) residency is not lost by a person who leaves that resident for temporary purposes only; and
c) the place where a person’s family resides shall be his or her or their resident unless that person commences and continues to live at some other place with the intention of remaining there, in which case, the person shall be considered to be resident in the place which he or she or they intends to reside.
d) a person shall have only one place of residency.
Voter Registration (Deadline Monday, September 1st 2025)
- Determine if you are on the Voters List, https://pcsp.ca/local-government/elections/voter-registration/
- If you experience any problems using the registration portal, residents can contact the Returning Officer, Claudine Murray at 709-895-8000 ext. 223 to confirm they are on the voters list or to register.
- Not on the list? Contact Claudine Murray at 709-895-8000 ext. 223 or [email protected] before Monday, September 1st where the Returning Officer shall, upon satisfactory proof being provided to her, correct that error by inserting the name onto the list.
- Missed the deadline? On election day, a resident whose name does not appear upon the voters list and is qualified to vote may vote upon taking an oath or affirmation in the required form.
- Optional: Complete the Voluntary Authorization to Update Provincial and Federal Voter Lists (MEF-13.1) for future elections,
This is the only way to permanently remain on the Voters List produced by Elections NL. You can submit the form by email to [email protected], bring it with you on Election Day, or ask to full out a form at your polling station. If not, you’ll have to register again for the PCSP Voters List in 2029.
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