Who Can Vote

RESIDENT ELECTORS:

To vote in the City of Chilliwack Election as a resident elector, you must:  

• Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration;
• Be a Canadian citizen;
• Be a Resident of the City of Chilliwack on the day of registration;
• Have resided in British Columbia for at least 6 months before the day of registration; 
• Not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law; and,
• Entitled to vote and have not previously voted in this election.

Corporations, businesses and permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants) who have not yet become Canadian Citizens are not permitted to vote.  

NON-RESIDENT ELECTORS:

Non-Resident property electors are individuals who own residential property in the City and live elsewhere in BC.  To vote as a non-resident property elector you must: 

• Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration;
• Be a Canadian citizen;
• Be a registered owner of real property in the City of Chilliwack for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day;
• Have resided in British Columbia for at least 6 months before the day of registration;
• Not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law;
• Be registered as a non-resident property elector only in relation to one parcel of real property in Chilliwack; 
• If applicable, have written consent from majority of registered owners.

Non-resident property electors must NOT hold the real property in trust for a corporation of another trust. 

Please see attachments below for the forms required to be filled out to register as a non-resident property elector.