Media Bulletin - Area advance polls open until February 25

TORONTO, Feb. 22 /CNW/ - Eligible electors living in the Electoral District of Leeds - Grenville can vote at advance polls this week until February 25.

Advance voting will continue at the Returning Office from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    
    Leeds - Grenville Returning Office
    133 King Street West,
    Ground Floor,
    Brockville, Ontario
    Toll free: 1-866-325-6157

    Additional area advance polls are open February 23 to February 25 from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. in the following locations:

    Christ Anglican Church Hall
    35 Princess Street, Gananoque

    Lions Club Hall
    19 Pineview Drive, Elgin

    Athens Fire Hall
    16 Main Street West, Athens

    Brockville Shopping Centre
    125 Stewart Boulevard, Brockville

    St. Paul's Church Hall
    626 Line 4 Road, Newbliss

    Algonquin United Church
    4574 County Road 15, Algonquin

    St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Hall
    207 Dibble Street West, Prescott

    Drummond Building
    22 Ryan Street, Spencerville

    Purvis Hall
    830 Prescott Street, Kemptville
    

Eligible electors who did not receive a Notice of Registration card and whose names are not on the Voters List can have their name added at the advance poll and cast their ballot while there. To have their name added to the List, electors must show documents that provide proof of identity and proof of residence.

To receive their ballot, electors will be asked to state their name and place of residence and show proof of identity to the poll officials. Electors who are on the Voters List, but do not have proof of identity, can make a statutory declaration.

    
    To be eligible to vote, on Election Day a person must be:

    -   18 years of age or older, and
    -   a Canadian citizen, and
    -   a resident of the Electoral District of Leeds - Grenville
    

Electors who ceased to live in Ontario within the two years before polling day may be entitled to vote under certain conditions and should contact Elections Ontario for more information.

For more information, visit www.elections.on.ca or call the local returning office at 1-866-325-6157.

Elections Ontario is the non-partisan agency responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections and referenda.

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For further information: or to be added to Elections Ontario's election night results e-mail list contact: Elections Ontario Media Relations, [phone], 1-866-252-2152, [email protected]