To be eligible to be a resident elector (you live in the community), you must be: 18 or older on voting day, a Canadian citizen, a BC resident for at least six months before registration or voting, a resident of the Salt Spring electoral area, and not be disqualified from voting. There is no 30-day local residency requirement for resident electors, so you can be a newcomer to SSI as long as you meet the other requirements. This applies to everyone (renters included) living on Salt Spring.

Non-resident property electors (you own property in the community but live elsewhere in BC) have additional requirements, including 30 days of registered property ownership and any required written co-owner consent. Only one owner may register for a property. Check the full CRD eligibility rules.

Register to vote on Voting Day:

If you are eligible and have not yet registered to vote, you can register to vote on Voting Day October 17 by bringing two pieces of identification, one of which must include your signature.

Your right to time off work for voting:

All voters are entitled to four consecutive hours free from work to vote during advance voting on October 7 and 14 and on Election Day October 17. According to Elections BC, "This does not necessarily mean four hours off work. It means that there must be a four-hour period free from work during voting hours. Time off may be at the beginning or end of an employee’s shift, or unnecessary if normal working hours already provide enough time free from work to vote. For example, if a shift ends at 4 p.m., or does not begin until noon, the employee is not entitled to any time off for voting purposes. Employers can decide when their employees can take time off to vote. It is an offence if an employer deducts your pay or penalizes you for taking time off to vote. You are entitled to your regular compensation for any hours not worked during this time."