Conditions to be met for exercising your right to vote


To be a qualified elector, you must:

  • be 18 years old of age on polling day, i.e. November 1st, 2009

And

  • on September 1st :
    • be a Canadian citizen;
    • not be under curatorship;
    • not have been found guilty of an offence that is a corrupt electoral practice;
    And meet one of the following two conditions:
    • be domiciled in the municipality and have been domiciled in Québec for at least six months;
    • have been the owner of an immovable or the occupant of a business establishment situated on the territory of the municipality, for at least 12 months.

An elector who is not domiciled in the municipality, but who is the owner of an immovable or the occupant of a business establishment situated on the territory of the municipality must transmit a signed writing to the municipality asking to have his name added to the list of electors.

Persons who are co-owners of an immovable or co-occupants of a business establishment must designate from among themselves, by means of a power of attorney sent to the municipality, only one person who can be entered on the list of electors.


© Directeur général des élections du Québec, 2009