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Getting Your Name on the Voter's List

In urban areas and most rural areas, an Enumerator will come to your home to collect the names of all eligible voters. Enumerators will ask for your phone number. However, if you do not wish to give it, you do not have to. Elections Manitoba Enumerators can be identified by their official photo I.D. If you ask, Enumerators will also show you an official Elections Manitoba appointment form as proof. If the Enumerator has not contacted you by the final visit, you will receive a “Sorry We Missed You” card. It contains information about getting on the Voters List.

Personal Security Protection - For reasons of personal security it is also possible to apply in writing to have your name and personal information omitted from the Voters List and other election records. If you are going to apply for personal security protection, you should decline to be enumerated. A written application must be submitted to your Returning Officer.

Changes to the Voters List - A revision period is held following enumeration, allowing you to add or remove your name from the Voters List. Be sure to bring your driver’s license or 2 other pieces of I.D. that together confirm your identity. If your name was not added at enumeration or during revision, you can also have it added to the Voters List at your Polling Place location, where you must bring the required identification and sign an oath of eligibility. Having your name on the Voters List before you come to vote makes voting easier for you.