Presentation to register & mobilize our First Nation Vote this coming 2015 Federal Election!

2. Canada’s Federal Election
•Election Date:
October 19, 2015
• We need to make sure
all First Nation
members VOTE this
election!

3. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
To vote, you must be registered. Use the online voter registration service
to:
• check if you're registered to vote
• update the address on your voter registration, or
• register to vote
Go to: https://ereg.elections.ca/CWelcome.aspx?lang=e
You will need your drivers licence or provincial ID Card (Ontario Photo
Card)

4. SINGLE PIECE OF ID TO VOTE
Show one piece of government-issued ID
It must have your photo, name and current
address.
Examples:
• driver's licence
• provincial ID card (Ontario Photo Card)
If you don’t have a piece of ID that contains your
photo, name & current address, you will need two
pieces of ID (one with your name & one with your
name and address).

5. TWO PIECES OF ID TO VOTE
(ONE FROM EACH LIST)
Pieces with your name:
• health card
• Canadian passport
• birth certificate
• social insurance number card
• Indian status card
• old age security card
• label on a prescription container
• credit card or debit card
• student identity card
• driver's licence (may be used to prove
your name if the address is outdated)
• provincial or territorial ID card (may
be used to prove your name if the
address is outdated)
Pieces with your name and address:
• utility bill (e.g. hydro; telecommunications
services including telephone, cable or
satellite)
• bank statement or credit card statement
• personal cheque
• government cheque or cheque stub
• income tax assessment
• vehicle ownership (registration papers)
• insurance policy
• correspondence issued by a school, college
or university
• letter of confirmation of residence from a
First Nations band

6. FIRST NATION CHIEFS & COUNCILS
Please sign a Letter of Confirmation of Residence for your
community members
This letter is a piece of ID you can use to prove your
address(if you live on a First Nations reserve).
Print the letter of confirmation of residence form to
complete it and sign it. Elections Canada will also
accept a letter from the administrator that is printed on
the First Nation’s letterhead
When you go vote, bring the letter and a second piece
of ID with your name.
You can download the letter at:
http://www.elections.ca/vot/ids/EC50053_e.pdf

7. REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL!
Please consider registering early!
Fill out the form & mail or fax to Elections Canada.
• You must include a photocopy (not the original) of an
identification document. If some of the info is on the back
of the document, be sure to photocopy both sides.
• A suitable proof of identity is any current official
document showing your name, address and signature
(e.g. driver’s licence).
• If you do not have one document with this information,
you can send photocopies of two current official
documents:
• • one showing your name and address (e.g. telephone
bill or Letter of Confirmation of Residence); and
• • one showing your name and signature (e.g. health card
or library card).
You can download the registration for at:
https://ereg.elections.ca/redirect.aspx?form=Form_12d_EC_32000

8. ORGANIZE IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
Once you are registered to vote, you can help
others:
• Host an ID CLINIC – invite community
members out to see if they have the required
ID they need to vote. This can be held at a
community event like a pow wow.
• Community Outreach – post information on
how to register to vote in your community
newsletter, Facebook page or website.
• Use your local radio station to share
information on what people need to register
and vote in the next federal election
• Ask your Chief & Council to sign Letters of
Confirmation of Residence

9. ON OCTOBER 19TH, GET OUT THE VOTE
On election day, you can help get out the vote:
• Recruit volunteer drivers & arrange for rides
to get people to and from the ballot box
• Book time to speak at the local radio station
to encourage all to get out and vote, have
people call in if they need a ride, answer
voter ID questions, etc.
• Be ready with Letters of Confirmation of
Residence (must be signed the First Nation’s
officials – Chiefs, Councillors or Band
Administrator)
• Go door-to-door and encourage all those 18
years and older to go vote!

10. VOTER I.D. CLINICS CURRENTLY PLANNED
• July 16, 2015 a booth will be set up at the Mattagami Open House
• Elections Canada Registration Request Forms will be available
• Confirmation of Residence Letters will also be available to fill
and have signed by Council Members at this event
MATTAGAMI RESIDENCE
• Coordinating with the Timmins Native Friendship Centre
(so keep an eye out for the Voter Clinic postings)
• Feel free to organize your own too! Everyone can help!

11. For more information
• Go to the Elections Canada website: www.electionscanada.ca
• Forms can be emailed to you by contacting:
Councillor Jennifer Constant
jenniferconstant@mattagami.com
or
Dorothy Naveau, Mattagami Reception
reception@mattagami.com
Mattagami members can also call us at:
(705) 894-2072 or 1-888-236-5352 toll free