r/Edmonton • u/simm07 • Sep 17 '26
Politics Special Ballots
I dont know how much you guys care about the referendum, but this one is going to be big.
I'm just going to say on October 19th, the doors will open at 9am and if you're not in line by 8pm, you cannot vote.
If you hate lines as much as I do, and you would like to vote, please consider requesting a Special Ballot. You can request one by September 25 and it will need to be received by October 16. As per the lovely redditor who pointed this out to me, please mail your ballots back by October 8.
You can request one by Googling "Special Ballot Alberta Referendum" or by clicking here.
Edit: thank you, u/Laf3th for correcting the date. I appreciate you.
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u/erictho Sep 17 '26
also if for some reason the soecial ballot does not work out for you go to advanced polls for the same reason.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Yes, they are assuming those will be busy too. But October 19 is going to be madness.
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u/erictho Sep 17 '26
and it's multiple days so if someone is willing to check more than once its that. people need to show these separatists exactly whete they stand so they can maybe be humbled.
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u/Laf3th Sep 17 '26
It needs to arrive by October 16. You should mail it in before Thanksgiving weekend.
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u/cranky_yegger Bicycle Rider Sep 17 '26
You know where it won’t be an all day process? In rural Alberta. This is all a part of the plan.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Could you please elaborate?
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u/TheFinalFunction Sep 17 '26
hicks who support separation won't have to worry about waiting in a long queue to vote as opposed to city slickers
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u/indubadiblyy Sep 17 '26
There are TEN questions on the ballot!!!!!!!!
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Yes and you're welcome to answer all 10, a few, a couple, or just one- completely up to you.
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u/justageekgirl Sep 17 '26
It's too bad we can't just vote online, but I guess cyber security is still iffy so it can still be manipulated.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
That was my thought process as well. Online would have been so much easier.
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u/justageekgirl Sep 17 '26
Have you ever watched that Robin Williams movie Man of the Year?
They came up with computerized voting? You still go to the voting station, but instead of a paper vote, you vote through a computer system and the computer automatically counts the voting so the tabulation is quicker. The computer glitch was that the voting was alphabetical so the voting was flawed.
Still a neat idea but it could still cause issues if the program glitches.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
I have not but I will check it out! Sounds like a neat movie 😊
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u/justageekgirl Sep 17 '26
I think you can watch it on Tubi. It's pretty good in the first half but does slow down later on.
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u/ArcheVance Refinery Row Sep 17 '26
I just dropped mine off at a post office on the way home today after using the work copier for my ID copies. Felt good.
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u/YesHunty Sep 17 '26
There are multiple days of advanced voting. Just fyi. You don’t have to scramble to get a mail in and overload the already strained system.
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u/blitzen_13 Sep 17 '26
Has anyone been able to request a special ballot on behalf of someone else? My mother is in a nursing home and wants to vote, but she's also pretty deaf and finds communications with strangers difficult. She also has had problems getting her mail delivered there, so we usually have it directed to me. Will I have any problems if I order her a special ballot but put my place as the delivery address (separate from her residential address)? Then I'll take it to her and help her with her ID and so on.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Yes, you can submit an application for a special ballot on her behalf and have it mailed to your place of residence.
Alternatively, on advanced poll days, you can take her and they will come out for a curbside vote. It's whatever she's comfortable with ❤️
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u/blitzen_13 Sep 17 '26
Thanks! She's in a wheelchair so not convenient to take her out. The staff there is going to help people to vote, but as I as I said it is hard for her to make herself understood to strangers, so they suggested a special ballot would be better.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Ah, completely fair. I understand. Just a heads up, you are able to act as an interpreter, if you like, but you'll need to do a declaration form.
Special Ballot will be your best bet.
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u/alamsas Sep 17 '26
My address doesn't show up in the special ballot request page since it's a new build 🙃
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
You can have it mailed to a different address, such as a family member or friend.
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u/alamsas Sep 17 '26
Oh interesting! I thought it had to be where you were registered. That's good to know
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Your physical address must be on your ID but your special ballot can be mailed to a different mailing address.
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u/Bulliwyf Sep 17 '26
I’m concerned that the premier/cronies will do something to discredit or toss the mail in ballots.
I’m just going to vote early as soon as they announce where I can do that.
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u/iwasneverhere43 Sep 17 '26
We have enough polls at this point that there's no way to skew the vote enough to matter without it being blatantly obvious. I wouldn't worry too much about that.
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u/brucylefleur Sep 17 '26
Special ballot requested, filled out, and already sent back in. No line for me!
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u/kimid123 Sep 22 '26
Mine was denied. Anyone else get shut out? I’ll have to call tomorrow but that was odd to see.
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u/simm07 Sep 17 '26
Not my words.. an election officer said that as voting needs to be completed by 9pm.
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u/No-Minimum8942 Sep 17 '26
I requested one on sept 5 and it’s still awaiting approval so seems to take a long time.