Get ready to vote! May is Voter Registration Month for the province
Get ready to vote this fall! The provincial election is on October 28, 2024, and the City of Saskatoon’s municipal election for local government leadership and school board trustees for the Public and Separate School Divisions will take place on November 13, 2024.
May has been proclaimed by the Province of Saskatchewan as Voter Registration Month. Eligible voters, you can now register or update your voter information for the provincial election. All you need to do is check, update, or add your voter information to the Elections Saskatchewan Voters List portal here.
Key Dates:
- At the end of May 2024: The Returning Officer for Saskatoon’s 2024 Municipal/School Board election will collect Voter Registration data from Elections Saskatchewan to establish Saskatoon’s municipal voter registry.
- Starting July 2024: Eligible voters for the Saskatoon Municipal/School Board election will be able to register and update their Voter Information until mid-October 2024 on the Elections Saskatoon website at saskatoon.ca/vote2024.
“Saskatoon has not used a voters list since 1988,” says Shellie Bryant, Returning Officer, 2024 Civic Election. “Elections Saskatoon’s partnership with Elections Saskatchewan will support Saskatoon’s modernized and secure civic election and provide a faster voter experience at the polls.”
In May 2023, City Council approved Saskatoon’s election modernization strategy. This includes the use of a registered voters list for the municipal election and entering into an information-sharing agreement with Elections Saskatchewan.
Who Can Register to Vote
You can register to vote in the Municipal/School Board election if you meet the following criteria on Election Day, November 13, 2024.
- You are a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years of age
- You have resided in Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months
- You are a resident of Saskatoon or have owned assessable land within Saskatoon for at least three consecutive months
What eligible voters need to know: 2024 Saskatoon Municipal Election
- After you check, update or add your voter information to the Elections Saskatchewan Voters List, you are automatically registered to vote in Saskatoon’s Municipal/School Board election this fall.
- Elections Saskatoon will send a voter information guide to all households in the fall.
“Being registered ahead of time will make your voting experience faster for both elections held this fall,” adds Bryant. “As in previous civic elections, if you are an eligible voter, you can still register to vote at the voting location you attend in November.”
Helpful reminders for both provincial and Saskatoon municipal election voters:
- If you will turn 18 years old by the provincial or municipal election day, get ready to vote for the first time! Register today.
- Have you recently become a Canadian Citizen? Register to vote in your first election.
- Moved lately? Or changed your name? Check, update or add your voter information today.
For additional municipal election information, we encourage residents to visit saskatoon.ca/vote2024 - the official information source for Saskatoon’s 2024 Civic Election to be held November 13, 2024. Or call the City Clerk’s Office at 306-975-3240.
Elections Saskatoon is committed to protecting the integrity of the voting process, providing a faster and more efficient voter experience at the polls, and an easier way to verify identity through the use of a Voters List, and by providing alternative voting formats such as Mail-In Ballots and Drive-Thru Voting.
Elections Saskatoon is the City of Saskatoon’s non-partisan and independent election-management body and office. Elections Saskatoon will direct and supervise the administration of Saskatoon’s 2024 Civic Election.
Saskatoon’s 2024 Civic Election is on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Eligible voters will vote for local government leadership - Saskatoon’s Mayor, Councillors, and Public and Separate School Board Trustees for the next four-year term. Civic elections are held every four years.