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By Aaron Schulze

Election 2022

Election 2022: where Kamloops residents can vote

Oct 4, 2022 | 10:47 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops residents can cast their ballots for the 2022 municipal election as early as Wednesday (Oct. 5).

Ahead of election day on Saturday, Oct. 15, Kamloops residents can vote in advance at either Heritage House in Riverside Park or the Sports Centre Lounge at McArthur Island Sports and Event Centre. The advance voting dates are Wednesday, Oct. 5; Saturday, Oct. 8; and Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For those who don’t wish to cast their vote in person, residents can register for a mail ballot until 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. Only ballots returned to Kamloops’ chief election officer by 8:00 p.m. on general voting day – Saturday, Oct. 15 – will be counted. Residents who want to vote by mail must complete a form and submit it to the chief election officer.

There are 16 locations for voting between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on general election day:

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• Aberdeen Elementary School – 2191 Van Horne Dr.
• Arthur Hatton Elementary School – 315 Chestnut Ave.
• Arthur Stevenson Elementary School – 2890 Bank Rd.
• Beattie Elementary School – 492 McGill Rd.
• Brocklehurst Middle School – 985 Windbreak St.
• Dallas Elementary School – 296 Harper Rd.
• Dufferin Elementary School – 1880 Hillside Dr.
• Heritage House – 100 Lorne St.
• Juniper Ridge Elementary School – 2540 Qu’Appelle Blv.
• Lloyd George Elementary School – 830 Pine St.
• McArthur Island Sports and Event Centre – 1655 Island Parkway
• NorKam Secondary School – 730 12^th St.
• Rayleigh Elementary School – 306 Puett Ranch Rd.
• R.L. Clemitson Elementary School – 5990 Todd Rd.
• South Sahali Elementary School – 1585 Summit Dr.
• Valleyview Secondary School – 1950 Valleyview Dr.
• Westmount Elementary – 745 Walkem Rd.

To register to vote in British Columbia, Kamloops residents must be a Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, a B.C. resident for the past six months, and not disqualified from voting.

Voters will need to provide their name, date of birth, address, and one of the following pieces of identification:

• B.C. driver’s licence
• B.C. Identification Card
• last six digits of Social Insurance Number
• last six digits of Personal Health Number

A list of candidates, and their bios, can be viewed online.