Prince George, B.C. – Planning on hitting the polls tomorrow?

If yes, Elections Canada has provided some tips to help make your voting experience a positive one.

For starters, bring your voter information card.

“If you have a voter information card that certainly helps to make things go a little more smoothly and quickly,” says Lorraine Grant, returning officer for the Cariboo-Prince George riding.

“Because on the voter information card it tells people exactly where they should be going to vote, remembering for the federal election you need to be going to vote at the place that has been assigned for your residence address.

Don’t forget your ID.

“Yes, ID will be required. If you have a government issued piece of ID that has both your name and address and a picture that is the one piece that you can use,” says Grant.

“If you don’t have that then you’d require two pieces of ID, both with your name on it but one of them needing to have your current address.”

Best times to avoid lineups?

“Usually mid-morning and mid-afternoon are slower times than first thing in the morning when people are on their way to work and they want to vote at the beginning of the day,” she says.

“And again when people are on their way home from work is also another busy time.”

Lineups should move faster than they did during the advance polls.

“I would expect you could think there might be a lineup but it goes much more quickly than advance voting because your name and address doesn’t need to be written down on a piece of paper by the polling official.”

Polls will be open from 7am to 7pm.