Every person including:

• an elector who has reason to believe that he/she will have difficulty   voting on polling day perhaps due to work or personal commitments;

• a student who is in attendance at a recognized educational institution either inside or outside the Province;

• an elector temporarily residing outside the Province for a continuous period of less than 6 months who is unable to attend at either the advance or regular poll;

• an elector who is incarcerated in a correctional institution or in detention at the Waterford Hospital;

• a patient in hospital who will be unable to attend either the advance or regular poll.

In order to apply for a Special Ballot a qualified elector must be:

• at least 18 years of age on polling day;
• a Canadian Citizen;
• ordinarily resident in the district and polling division on polling day; and,
• ordinarily resident in the Province the day before polling day.

Applications are available from:

1. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

39 Hallett Crescent,
St. John’s
NL,  A1B 4C4

2. The returning officer for the electoral district whose name, address and telephone number will be publicly advertised;

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• the name of the applicant and the current address of the applicant’s residence in the Province;
• the applicant’s mailing address;
• the applicant’s date of birth;
• proof of the applicant’s identity including;

• one document showing the elector’s name, current address and signature such as a valid driver’s license; or
• one document such as a utility bill showing the elector’s current address with the elector actually signing the bill (to compare with the signature on the application form); or
• confirmation by another person (Guarantor’s Form) who can provide proof of his or her own identity and address of ordinary residence in the electoral district in which the applicant intends to vote. A person is permitted to act as a Guarantor to only one applicant;
• an affidavit signed before an authorized person (ie. Commissioner for Oaths/Justice of the Peace) verifying the elector’s name, current address and signature.
Note: If the applicant has no identification please consult the Chief Electoral Office.