Vote on Election Day

The next Territorial General Election is Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Before you arrive at the poll, make sure you have sufficient proof of identity and residency. 

You are eligible to be a voter if :

• you are 18 years of age on or before ordinary polling day;
• you are a Canadian Citizen; and
• you have been a resident of the NWT for 6 months in a row as of ordinary polling day

Registered voters unable to make it to any ordinary or advance polls can apply for an absentee ballot that allows them to vote online or by mail. Absentee ballot applications are available from October 3, 2023 to 2:00 PM on November 4, 2023.

Registered voters who can’t to make it to the polls on ordinary election day can cast their ballot in the Office of their Returning Officer during several weeks of the election period. This can be done by contacting a voter's local returning officer, arranging to show up during their regular working hours, and then presenting ID and requesting a ballot, much as you would at a polling station on Election Day. In the 2023 territorial general election, voting in the Office of the Returning Officer takes place during office hours between October 24 and November 11, 2023.

From October 3, 2023 on, voters may apply for an online ballot. They will receive an email with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and a link, at which they can complete and submit their ballot online. A voter can use this PIN from October 24 to November 14 at 8:00 PM. Online ballots must be completed before 8:00 PM, November 14, 2023. 

Mobile polls, in which a voter may request their ballot be brought directly to them by a Returning Officer, can be requested by voters who may have physical or other difficulties attending a poll station. Applications for a mobile poll can be made with the Returning Officer in your electoral district from October 31 to November 3, 2023. Any requested Mobile Polls will be administered in all districts between November 7 and November 10, 2023.