Media Bulletin - Area advance polls open until January 28

TORONTO , Jan. 25 /CNW/ - Eligible electors living in the Electoral District of Toronto Centre can vote at advance polls this week until January 28 .

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

    
           Toronto Centre Returning Office
           77 Bloor Street West, Suite 1205
           1-866-566-9766
    

Additional area advance polls are open January 26 to January 28 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the following locations:

    
           YMCA
           80 Woodlawn Avenue, Toronto

           The 519 Church Street Community Centre
           519 Church Street, Toronto

           St. Lawrence Market South Basement Lobby
           93 Front Street East, Toronto
    

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 Toronto Centre
    

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 1-866-566-9766.

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]