How to Use a Letter of Confirmation of Residence

How to Use a Letter of Confirmation of Residence for the 2015 Federal Election

What the voter needs to know:  You can use this Letter of Confirmation of Residence as your proof of address along with a second piece of ID (like a Status card) to register and vote in a federal election.  This proof of address will be valid only if it is signed by the First Nation’s Band administrator or an authority designated by the Band.  If you live on reserve, you can print this letter and ask the Band administrator or designated Band authority to complete and sign it.

What the Band needs to know:  The Band administrator or designated Band authority should make sure that the Band is registered with the Local Returning Officer, including the correct Band name and address. If the Band is not on the Local Returning Officer’s list, this letter will not be accepted at the polls.  Contact your Local Returning Officer by calling Elections Canada at 1-800-463-6868 or by checking online at www.elections.ca.  Note: Any person who knowingly registers to be included on a list of electors for a polling division that he or she does not ordinarily live in commits an offence under the Canada Elections Act, unless he or she is authorized to do so under the Act. TEMPLATE LETTER (to be printed on Band letterhead)

Letter of Confirmation of Residence

I confirm that the person named below:

______(Voter’s first name and last name)

Resides at: (insert full name and address of First Nation/Band office below OR check box for same information listed on letterhead □)

______

Band administrator or designated Band authority’s full name, title, address and phone number:

Full name: ______Title: ______

Address: (insert address below OR check box for same address on letterhead □)

______

Phone number: ______

______Signature of Band administrator or Date designated band authority This letter of confirmation of residence, along with another piece of ID with your name on it (such as your Status card), is sufficient to vote.