So you want to vote in Kingston but you don’t know where to go? Read this blog to find out more about the different locations to vote in Kingston- specifically the locations that match with your district.
The easiest way to find out your exact poll locations is:
Step 1: Go to the Elections Canada website (http://www.elections.ca/home.aspx)
Step 2: Find the box on the right hand side of the webpage that reads ‘my voter information’
Step 3: Type your Kingston postal code into the box shown. This will take you to a page that shows your riding is ‘Kingston and the Islands’
Step 4: Look over to the ‘Frequently asked questions’ and click ‘when is my polling station open on election day’
Step 5: You will be taken to a page that says, where your polling station is, and the hours it is open from
First year and Upper year students in residence
- If you live in Harkness, Graduate Residence or Victoria Hall you will be voting in Victoria Hall
- If you live in Leonard Hall, Brockington House, Gordon Hall, Morris Hall, McNeil House and Brant Hall you will be voting in Leonard Hall
- If you live in Adelaide Hall, Waldron Tower, Chown Hall or Ban Righ Hall you will bevoting in Ban Righ Hall
- If you live in Smith Hall, Leggett Hall and Watts Hall you will be voting in Smith House
- If you live in Jean Royce Hall you will be voting in Jean Royce
If you live off campus in the University District
*see above steps to find out where your district will be voting* however, the various locations are:
- Artillery Park Aquatic Centre (76 Ordane St.)
- Calvary United Church Hall (45 Charles St)
- Kingston City Hall (216 Ontario St)
- Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (235 Frontenac St.)
- Kingston Memorial Centre (303 York St.)
- Kingston Seventh Day Adventists (66 Wright Crescent)
- Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (53 Yonge St)
- Princess Street United Church (484 Albert St.)
- St. Paul’s Anglican Hall (137 Queen St.)
When you head out to the polls (if you have not registered) make sure to bring a piece of photo ID and a proof of address. Your proof of address can be shown by a lease from your landlord with your name and address on it or a utilities bill with your name and address on it.