Voters take very active interest in CRD Rural Fringe Fire Protection Vote

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Over 500 Cariboo Regional District (CRD) residents took advantage of the advance polls for the Williams Lake Fringe Fire Protection Referendum which were held on Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Monday, Nov. 19.

General Voting Day will take place this Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The polling station will be located in the CRD’s Board Room, Suite D, 180 North Third Avenue in Williams Lake. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents who have not yet voted, and are eligible to participate in this referendum, are strongly encouraged to exercise their right to vote. Resident electors will be required to produce two pieces of identification at the time of voting (at least one with your signature). The identification must prove both your physical residential address and your identity.

A resident elector is someone who lives in the proposed service area and:

• Is 18 years of age or older on general voting day;
• Is a Canadian citizen;
• Has lived in BC for at least the last 6 months;
• Has lived in the proposed service area for at least the last 30 days; and
• Is not disqualified by law from voting.

Non-resident property electors must produce two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity. If you are a non-resident property owner, to ensure that you will be able to vote, please contact the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer as there may be documentation requirements that need to be met prior to voting day. A non-resident property elector is someone who owns property in the proposed service area, but does not live there.

Further information about the referendum is posted on the CRD website at cariboord.bc.ca. Referendum details are also available by contacting the CRD’s Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250-392-3351 or toll free at 1-800-665-1636.