The Elections Canada office in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Monday, Oct 21 is general voting day

Today is election day: What you need to know in southern Alberta

Oct 21, 2019 | 6:00 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Monday, October 21st is the general voting day in the 2019 federal election.

Polling stations will be open from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm at each riding across the country.

To find your polling station, use this link through Elections Canada. This site also gives information about what kinds of accessibility will be available to you.

These are the ID requirements you will be required to have when you go to vote:

• Option 1: Show one piece of ID
  • Drivers License
  • Any other card issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial, or local) with your photo, name, and current address
• Option 2: Show two pieces of ID
  • Both must have your name and at least one must have your current address
  • Some examples include a voter ID card and a bank statement or a utility bill and a student ID card
• Option 3: If you do not have ID
  • You can declare your identity and address in writing and have someone who knows you and who is assigned to your polling station vouch for you
  • The person vouching for you must be able to prove your identity and address

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If you have not already registered to vote, you can do so at your polling station when you go there to vote. In order to do this, you will need to bring one of the approved ID requirement methods outlined above.

For faster service, you can enter your information online, print a pre-filled registration certificate, and bring it with you to the polling station.

Nationally, polls have consistently shown the Liberals and Conservatives being in a tight race. Odds are against any of the federal parties securing a majority government.

As of Friday, October 18th on CBC’s Poll Tracker, about 58.8% of Albertans will be supporting the Conservative Party while 16.6% have pledged support to the Liberals, and 15.6% say they will vote for the NDP.

Southern Alberta mainly consists of four ridings: Lethbridge, Bow River, Foothills, and Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner.

The candidates for each of these are as follows:

Lethbridge:

• Rachael Harder – Conservative (Incumbent)
• Amy Bronson – Liberal
• Shandi Bleiken – NDP
• Stephnie Watson – Green
• Grant Hepworth – Peoples’ Party
• Marc Slingerland – Christian Heritage

Bow River:

• Martin Shields – Conservative (Incumbent)
• Thomas Lipp – Christian Heritage
• Tom Ikert – Peoples’ Party
• Riny Tuithof de Jonge – Green

Foothills:

• John Barlow – Conservative (Incumbent)
• Bridget Lacey – Green
• Gregory Hession – Peoples’ Party

Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner:

• Glen Motz – Conservative (Incumbent)
• Andrew Nelson – Peoples’ Party
• Elizabeth Thomson – NDP
• Harris Kirshenbaum – Liberal

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