Advanced polls are now open in Merritt and voters can head to the civic centre between noon and 8 p.m. from today (Oct. 9) to the 12th to cast their ballot in the 42nd Canadian federal election.
The deadline to apply to vote by mail is 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Election day is Oct. 19 and voting in Merritt at the civic centre takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On its website, Elections Canada states that to vote in person people need to show one of their drivers license, provincial or territorial ID card or any other government card containing your photo, name and current address. In lieu of that people can show two pieces of ID, one of which must have your current address on it.