Manitobans can get an early jump on voting for the provincial election, beginning this weekend.
Advanced voting is offered from September 23rd to 30th at over 300 locations across the province. A full list of locations can be found online at www.electionsmanitoba.ca, or by calling 204-945-3225.
Mike Ambrose is the director of communications and public information with Elections Manitoba. He says advanced voting runs daily from September 23rd to the 30th.
"In Dauphin, there will be advanced voting at the local election office, which is at 1550 Main Street South, as well as at the Dauphin Marketplace Mall. Advanced polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm daily, and Sunday from noon until 6 pm."
Voters are reminded to bring a government-issued photo identification, or two other pieces of ID that contain your current address.
You are also encouraged to bring your voter information card that you would have received in the mail.
Ambrose says there are other options in case you do not have your photo ID or voter's information card.
"They can be vouched for. And that would require someone else from the electoral division who is registered and has ID to confirm their identity, and that person would also have to be already registered as well."
"Someone who has ID, but does not have their voter information card, it just takes a couple of extra seconds to find their name on the voter's list without the voter information card," added Ambrose.
