Voter Eligibility

Are you eligible to vote?

• Resident Electors

  You can vote as a Resident Elector if you are:

  • 18 years of age or older on general voting day
  • A Canadian citizen
  • A Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months before the day they register to vote (April 14, 2022)
  • A Resident of the City of Nanaimo
  • Not disqualified from voting by any statute or law.

• Non-Resident Property Electors

  You can vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are:

  • Not eligible to register as a resident elector in the City of Nanaimo
  • 18 years of age or older on general voting day
  • A Canadian citizen
  • A Resident of British Columbia for at least six months before the day they register to vote (April 14, 2022)
  • Property owner in the City of Nanaimo for at least 30 days immediately before the day they register to vote (September 14, 2022)
  • Not disqualified from voting by any statute or law
  • Registered in relation to one parcel of property, even if the individual owns more than one parcel
  • If more than one person owns the property, only one owner may vote. A Consent Form must be brought to the voting location, along with proof of ownership. Proof of ownership includes but is not limited to:
    • Certificate of title
    • Property tax notice
    • Property assessment notice

  Note: If eligible, new Non-Resident Property Electors will be required to register as a Non-Resident Property Elector in person on Election Day. Please complete an Application Form ahead of time for ease of voting.

  Property owned in whole or in part by a corporation does not qualify under the non-resident property elector provisions.