The UVSS is one of 5 student unions in B.C. asking students on our campuses to vote for vacancy control.
By voting for candidates who support vacancy control, you and your fellow students can elect representatives committed to change.
The UVSS is one of 5 student unions in B.C. asking students on our campuses to vote for vacancy control.
By voting for candidates who support vacancy control, you and your fellow students can elect representatives committed to change.
You can vote if you are:
If you are eligable to vote in the 2024 BC Provincial Election, you can register to vote. You can register or update you information:
B.C. has a “vote anywhere” model, meaning you may vote at any voting place. On or ahead of October 19th, if you are an eliagable voter, you can vote in 5 different ways:
Once the election is called you will be able to vote at any district electoral office in the province. The election is scheduled to be called on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
District electoral offices open to the public on September 21, 2024. District electoral office contact information is available here.
Vote-by-mail package requests are available until 4 p.m. on Final Voting Day. The package will be mailed to you or you can pick it up at a district electoral office.
The completed package must be returned to Elections BC before 8 pm on Final Voting Day. For more information on voting by mail, see the Vote by Mail page on BC Elections website.
There will be advance voting during B.C.’s next provincial election. Advance voting will be available at UVic on October 10-11 and October 15 -16, and are open from 8 am to 8 pm.
You don’t need a special reason to vote at advance voting – it’s an option for all eligible voters. If you haven’t registered before, or your information is out of date, you may register or update when you vote.
Final Voting Day for the 2024 Provincial General Election is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2024. Voting places will be open from 8 am. to 8 pm. Locations for these voting places have not yet been confirmed by BC Elections.
During the election, voting places will be listed on the BC Elections website, on Where to Vote cards sent to registered voters, and published in community newspapers throughout B.C. You can also call Elections BC during an election to find out where to vote.
All voters must prove their identity and residential adress before voting. There are three differnt ways you can do this that can be found at BC elections website.
The most common way students from the province of B.C. will prove their identitiy is by showing B.C. government issued ID, including but not limited to: a B.C. drivers license, B.C. Identification Card or B.C. services card.
If you are from out-of-province, you can still vote if you have lived in BC since April 18, 2024, are over 18 on October 19, 2024 and are a Canadian Citizen.
The most common way out-of province students will prove their identitiy is by showing two peices of ID that both show your name (one piece must prove your BC residential address). This includes but is not limited to: passports, birth certificates, a residential lease, a tution/fee statment, your student card, and percription medication containers.
For a conprehnsive list of valid Voter ID, please visit the BC Elections website Voter ID page.
In this year’s election, know what you’re voting for.
With VoteMate’s Tool, you can find which riding to vote in, the candidates in that riding and their stances on issues you care about in just a few moments.
October 7th: Online and telelphone voter registration closes
October 7th: Candidates Debate at UVic Campus
October 10-11th & 15-16th: Advanced Polling at UVic in the Student Union Building
October 13th: Last day to request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone
October 14th: Thanksgiving Day (voting places and district electoral offices closed)
October 19th: Final Voting Day
October 26-28th: Schedued Final Count
Attend our Candidates Debate in Vertigo on October 7th from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. to learn more about the candidates in:
The debate will be divided by riding, so you can watch canidates that you are able to vote for by Oct. 19th. Each candidate will have a specific amount of time they can speak, and questions to answer during this time. Submit YOUR questions below for candidates to answer, and don’t miss out on FREE pizza at the event!
If you’ve never voted before, or you’re not sure where to start when it comes to politics, start here! The best way to be confident about your vote impacting cahnge, and electing a government that will fight for oyu is by learning. Use the following list of resource to help yourself get informed on the platforms of both Parties, and individual Candidates in your ridings:
Let’s stand together and fight for a brighter future – because your voice matters.
Your Director of Campaigns and Community relations is looking to train passionate student volunteers on campaign management! You’ll learn how to effectively lobby government, critique policy, and mobilise students around important issues. Join the movement today by signing up here: