Special Ballot applications open this week for eligible municipal election voters
Eligible Red Deer voters will soon be able to apply for a Special Ballot to participate in the 2021 civic election.
Applications for Special Ballots, commonly referred to as mail-in ballots, officially open July 1. The City will start accepting applications on July 2 following the holiday, and will continue to accept Special Ballot applications until 4:30 p.m. on Election Day, October 18, 2021.
As directed in the Local Authorities Election Act, Special Ballots are available only to those who are unable to vote at an advance vote or at the voting station on Election Day for one of the following reasons:
• due to a physical disability;