Elections BC is encouraging voters to get ready for the provincial election scheduled for October 19 by making sure their voter registration is up to date. They can do this by visiting elections.bc.ca/register or calling 1-800-661-8683.
“Making sure your voter registration information is up to date is one of the best ways to get ready for the provincial election,” said Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman. “Voting will be faster and easier if your information is current, and you’ll get a Where to Vote card from Elections BC after the election is called.”
Starting next week, Elections BC will be mailing voter registration notices across the province. The notices list the voters registered at the recipient address and ask the residents of that address to register or update their information as necessary.
The notices also list the voter’s new electoral district. There will be 93 electoral districts for the 2024 provincial election, up from 87 in the last provincial election in 2020. Voters can visit elections.bc.ca/mydistrict to view a map of their new electoral district.
To help update the provincial voters list, Elections BC will also be holding registration drives across the province in September. A list of registration drive locations is available on the Elections BC website.
The provincial election is scheduled to be called on Saturday, September 21. Advance voting is scheduled for October 10 to 13, and October 15 and 16. Final Voting Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 19.
What Elections BC is doing to get ready
Elections BC has been preparing for the provincial election for many months. The preparations for this election have included a greater focus on election security.
“The security environment around elections has changed in recent years,” says Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman. “While B.C. elections remain safe and secure, we need to be aware of increased risks to the electoral process and work with partners to mitigate them. These risks include cyber security and physical security risks, disinformation about the electoral process and the potential for foreign interference.”
A key initiative to safeguard election integrity has been the establishment of an Election Integrity Working Group. The working group, chaired by Elections BC, includes representatives from provincial and federal agencies with responsibilities for different aspects of election integrity. Importantly, it joins together expertise in cyber security, law enforcement and intelligence services with that of election, privacy and influence regulation.