Voters

Advanced registration for resident electors closes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

Register or Update Voter Information

The City of Abbotsford uses the Provincial Voters List, which will become the official List of Registered Voters on August 26, 2026. Persons wishing to register in advance as resident electors may do so by contacting Elections BC toll-free at 1-800-661-8683 or by using the online voter registration system at www.elections.bc.ca/ovr.

Electors can confirm they are on the current list of electors or update the list with any required changes until 4:30 p.m. on August 18, 2026. Elector information updates will not be accepted after August 18, except in person on voting days.

In order to qualify, resident electors must satisfy the following:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election or assent voting; and
• a Canadian citizen; and
• a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; and
• a resident of the City of Abbotsford; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

Advanced registration for non-resident property electors closes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

To register, please complete and return the registration form to the Election Office via email to electionoffice@abbotsford.ca, or by mail to the Election Office, 5th Floor, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 1W7.

Advanced non-resident property elector registrations will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Non-resident property elector registrations will not be accepted during the period of August 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026, but will be accepted on voting days.

In order to qualify, non-resident property electors must satisfy the following:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election or assent voting
• a Canadian citizen
• a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day of registration
• a registered owner of real property in the City of Abbotsford for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration
• the only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust
• not entitled to register as a resident elector
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law
• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector, by completing the consent form.

Resident electors

In order to be eligible to vote in general local elections or by-elections as a resident or non-resident property elector, a person must:

• Be 18 years of age or older when they register to vote, or 18 years or older on general voting day;
• Be a Canadian citizen;
• Have been a resident of BC for at least six months immediately before they register to vote;
• Be a resident of the municipality or electoral area on the day they register to vote; and,
• Not be disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment, from voting in local elections or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Eligible electors who live on a First Nation reserve can vote. Where that person votes  depends on whether the reserve is within the jurisdiction of a municipality or a regional district.

Non-resident property electors

When a person lives in one jurisdiction and owns property in one or more other jurisdictions, they may vote once in each of the other jurisdictions where they own property - as long as they meet the voter eligibility requirements.

A non-resident property elector must:

• Be 18 years of age or older when they register to vote, or 18 years or older on general voting day;
• Be a Canadian citizen;
• Have been a resident of BC for at least six months immediately before they register to vote;
• Be the registered owner of real property in the jurisdiction where they intend to vote for at least 30 days immediately before they register to vote; and,
• Not be disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment, from voting in local elections or be otherwise disqualified by law.

If a person owns a property with one or more other individuals, only one person is eligible to vote as the non-resident property elector for that property. The owner entitled to vote must be designated in writing by a majority of the property owners, using the consent form.

A person cannot vote on behalf of a corporation, or as a non-resident property elector, based on a property owned wholly or in part by a corporation.

Voters Living on Reserve

Eligible Indigenous and non-Indigenous electors living on Reserve are entitled to vote in general local elections. You may be eligible to vote in a regional district electoral area election if you live in an area not included within a municipal boundary. Essentially, where that person votes depends on whether the Reserve overlaps with or is adjacent to a municipality or regional district boundary.

• Learn more about how electors living on Reserve vote in local elections
• Voter's Guide for Electors Living on Reserve Brochure (waiting for updated version)

Voter Ineligibility

Resident electors and non-resident property electors are not eligible to vote in a local election if they:

• Have been convicted and sentenced for an indictable offence and are in custody; 
• Have been found guilty of an election offence, such as intimidation or vote-buying; or,
• Do not otherwise meet voter eligibility requirements.

Elections BC Voter ID Information

More information coming soon.