Get Out The Vote — UFV Student Union Society
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Campaign designed to help you find valuable resources for Provincial and Federal Elections. We've covered everything from registering to learning more about candidates and voting. If you're passionate about issues affecting students and our UFV community, voting is one of the most important ways to ensure that your voice is heard at all levels of government.

Be Ready to Vote

+ iMPORTANT ELECTION DATES:

  • Campaign period begins: September 21
  • Online and telephone voter registration closes: October 7
  • Advance voting: October 10-13, 15-16
  • Last day to request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone: October 13
  • Final Voting Day: October 19
  • Final count: October 26 – 28
  • Return Day: November 5

+ How to register to vote or update voter information:

  • Go to the Elections BC webpage for registration
  • Click on the blue highlighted word “online” on the page
  • Click on the “Next” button on the bottom of the page
  • Follow the prompts and input the correct information

+ What do I need to vote:

  • One piece of Government issued photo ID OR

  • Two pieces of Government issued non-photo ID (At least one piece of Government issued non-photo ID must have your current address)

+ Where and when can I vote:

  • Go to the Elections BC website
  • Select “Where to Vote” from the toolbar on the left
  • Click on the blue highlighted PDF “Preliminary advance voting places” on the page
  • Click on the blue highlighted PDF “Preliminary election day voting places” on the page
 
 

We're making voting more accessible for all UFV community members. Visit our on-campus voting locations on October 15th and 16th!

October 15 & 16, 2024
8AM - 8PM

Abbotsford Campus
Evered Hall, Building S

Chilliwack Campus (CEP)
Building A, A1355

 

We're committed to providing resources - here are a few to kickstart your voting journey.

 

VoteMate

VoteMate helps you vote in Canadian municipal, provincial, and federal elections.

  • Making a plan to vote: Covering all the info about an election into a single, step-by-step process that helps you make your plan to vote. That includes polling dates and places, eligibility requirements, the ID you'll need to bring, and even text message reminders to vote.

  • Party and candidate platform: Putting all the candidates' and parties' policies in one place so you can compare them side-by-side and decide which platform you prefer.

  • Candidate profiles: Each candidate has a VoteMate profile with info about them. This info is added by our team, collected from various trusted websites, or added by the candidate, their campaign, or their party.

Take It Over

We are a collection of over 375,000 students in every region of British Columbia.
Together, we will show politicians and pundits that young people are engaged in the world around them, care about issues that matter to them, and will vote.

Influence The Vote

Voting should be easy and voting should be for everyone. Use your vote and be an influencer. Every vote will make a difference in this federal election. Join thousands of young Canadians who will be voting in this federal election – we will send you the most up to date information about the election, registering to vote and how to find your polling station.

  • Learn about barriers faced by some Canadians and how we address them

  • Take action with our toolkits and become more involved in the democratic process

  • Connect with us or network with organizations

Elections BC

A non-partisan Office of the Legislature

Democratic Engagement Exchange

Our mission is to build a vibrant and inclusive democracy where everyone living in Canada can contribute to creating healthy communities and solving our most pressing challenges.

At The Exchange, we:

  • Create educational tools and provide training for election readiness & democratic engagement

  • Convene cross-sectoral leaders to bolster vibrant and inclusive democracies

  • Empowering communities to create meaningful change

  • New Majority is a non-partisan, non-profit organization laser focused on getting first-time, young voters to the polls

  • We are listening to what Canada’s New Majority cares most about. We then share those concerns widely

  • We’re informed by the most innovative U.S. election canvassing strategies to build a best-in-class organizing machine

We would like to acknowledge that the UFV Student Union Society is located on the ancestral homelands of the Halq'eméylem speaking Stó:lō Nation and to extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, work and learn on this territory.